Coverage dated September 28, 2026

First responders save woman and dog trapped in Fountain Creek culvert

Headline from FOX 21 Colorado Springs

(COLORADO SPRINGS) -- First responders pulled a woman and her dog to safety after they became trapped in a flooded culvert near Fountain Creek on Sept. 9. The emergency call came in at approximately 2:30 p.m. near Stratmoor Valley Park, where rising water had reached the woman's neck.

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  1. KRDO

    WATCH: El Paso County first responders rescue woman and dog trapped in Fountain Creek culvert (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- The El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) says it helped rescue a woman and her dog who were trapped in Fountain Creek earlier in September. According to EPSO, deputies responded to a call around 2:30 p.m. on September 9 for a person in the 3100 block of Glenarm Road

  2. FOX 21 Colorado Springs

    Woman and dog rescued from Fountain Creek (opens FOX 21 Colorado Springs)

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    FOX 21 Colorado Springs's feed description

    (EL PASO COUNTY, Colo.) — The El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) has detailed a Sept. 9 rescue of a woman and her dog who were trapped in Fountain Creek. According to EPSO, on Sept. 9 at around 2:30 p.m., the Sheriff's Office got a call from a person who said they were in the [...]

  3. FOX 21 Colorado Springs

    First responders save woman and dog trapped in Fountain Creek culvert (opens FOX 21 Colorado Springs)

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    FOX 21 Colorado Springs's feed description

    (COLORADO SPRINGS) -- First responders pulled a woman and her dog to safety after they became trapped in a flooded culvert near Fountain Creek on Sept. 9. The emergency call came in at approximately 2:30 p.m. near Stratmoor Valley Park, where rising water had reached the woman's neck.

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