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Horrifying CCTV footage shows dog dangling in mid-air after its lead gets stuck in lift doors


A dog narrowly escaped a sticky end when it became trapped in a lift door and dragged up to the ceiling by its lead. The poor animal was shown suspended in mid-air inside the elevator, kicking and struggling to get free in heart wrenching CCTV footage.

The incident happened in the north-western Russian city of St Petersburg. It shows a mother with her young son getting inside the lift. But, as the doors begin to close, the medium sized black dog rushes into the lift trailing its lead behind it.

The doors slam shut on the lift, trapping it. As the lift starts moving downward the dog ends up being dragged to the door and then slowly pulled into the air. It was only the quick thinking of a woman inside the lift who pushed the stop button that saved the dog's life.

She is unable to free the dog but thankfully the animal's struggles cause the lead to break and it falls to the floor. Local media reports the dog survived without any serious injuries, although it did need a new lead.


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