Video shows firefighter sledgehammer through wall to free dog who was likely trapped for 5 days

CINCINNATI, Ohio -- A Cincinnati firefighter used a little muscle to save a dog who had been missing for five days.

The fire department says they responded for a call, "dog stuck inside a wall."
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Upon arrival they quickly realized there was a dog that had fallen down a crevice and was trapped between two concrete walls.

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After opening up the wall with a sledgehammer, Jenny Atkins lured Gertie out with a little persuasion, and pulled her out the rest of the way.

Gertie, the dog, is believed to have been stuck there the entire five days she was missing.
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It wasn't until the fifth day that her owners realized she had fallen into a concrete crevice.

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