A plane carrying 53 rescue animals crashed onto a Wisconsin golf course on November 15th.
The twin-engine turboprop plane, which was flying from New Orleans to Waukesha, encountered a problem. According to CBS, three people suffered minor injuries and were transported to the hospital. The plane “belly-landed,” in the words of Matthew Haerter, Waukesha’s assistant fire chief, on the green of the fifth hole. Trees tore the wings off the aircraft as it fell.
A “major [jet] fuel spill]” of around 300 gallons occurred across the golf course and into a nearby marsh, according to Chief Haerter. The leak is being cleaned up by authorities, who are also looking into the crash’s cause.
On a more positive note, Haerter also said, “While this is a very large incident…this could have turned out so much worse…The pilot did exactly what he should have done.”
Flying Rescue Dogs to Forever Homes
Several dogs were involved in the collision. But, no serious injuries were sustained, Maggie Tate-Techtmann (director of organizational development at Human Animal Welfare Society) stated during a press conference. Overcrowded shelters in the South are frequently used to transport at-risk rescues to the Midwest and Northeast. The director announced that all 53 dogs were available.
Later on in that week, HAWS identified the recovered survivors as the “Western Lakes Loves.” About half of the dogs were taken in by HAWS, who had initially received them from Louisiana and Alabama. Many of these dogs were adopted within a week. The rest are currently waiting at shelters nearby to find their forever homes.
Tate-Techtmann spoke at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “All dogs are doing remarkably well. I say[the team]They were prepared for any eventuality and the team did a fantastic job in meeting these dogs’ needs. Some are already out having fun in the snow and are on the road to finding their forever homes”.
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