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A Siberian husky dog lost in the Green Bay sewer system for more than 24 hours was recovered on Monday after it had traveled five blocks underground.
The pet's owner, Tom Zeise, said Mysti, his pet of eight years, disappeared into a sewer pipe near a stream behind his home. Zeise saw his dog's footprints leading into the pipe, but no footprints to indicate the dog exited the watery tunnel.
The family contacted the Bay Area Humane Society and Shelter and the Green Bay Police Department with information about Mysti.
Zeise and his family had lost hope of finding their dog, but a phone call from the humane society restored their hope.
"We thought she was gone forever," Zeise said.
A bicyclist had reported he heard an animal crying behind a sewer grate in the 2700 block of Hazelwood Lane on Green Bay's West Side.
The pipe's diameter was 24 inches, and had it rained on Monday as predicted, Zeise said he was sure his dog would have died.
With two crowbars, four of the approximate 15 neighbors that had gathered around the sewer's opening pried the grate off, freeing the black and white dog.
In the excitement of being reunited with the family pet, Zeise forgot to ask for the bicyclist's name who reported the suspicious cries from the sewer even though Zeise shook his hand and thanked him.
Zeise said he wants to offer a reward to the bicyclist and is trying to get in touch with him.
"He saved her life," he said.
Cindy Renier, shelter manager at the Bay Area Humane Society and Shelter, said about five or six years ago a cat was stuck in the sewer system and shelter staff spent three days trying to lure the cat out. Earlier this year, a dog from Abrams was found 20 to 30 miles away from home in Green Bay, but Renier said the dog might have been transported by people while away from home.
She said she was not surprised by the dog's recovery on Monday.
"I think there's really a lot of good people out there who are willing to help animals and try to get them back home," she said.
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