The officer was working in John A. Roebling Park trying to free a dog that was stuck in the mud.
HAMILTON -- Township firefighters helped a dehydrated animal control officer out of a swampy area of parklands in Hamilton Wednesday, as well as the dog she was rescuing, officials said.
The officer, who was not identified, was working near the end of Jeremiah Avenue, off Lalor Street, trying to free a dog that was stuck in the mud.
Township police received a call at about 2:30 p.m. to assist the officer, and the police in turn called for firefighters.
File photo of the Abbot Marshlands Fire District 3 Lt. Keith Greene said the officer had been in the park for hours and became light-headed and dizzy. She and the dog were in a remote area, 200 yards down an embankment.
Fire District 6 responded with it's marine unit and were readying a boat and gear when a township ambulance crew, and firefighters, determined the woman could walk out on her own and they assisted her form the swamp.
Fire Chief Richard Kraemer, of District 6, said bystanders and a landscaping crew also assisted the officer.
The officer was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton for treatment.
The dog was covered in mud, but not seriously injured, firefighters said.
The land is part of the Mercer County Park Commission, which has two parks there, the John A. Roebling Memorial Park and the Abbot Marshlands.
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