Dog rescued after being trapped in a shipping container in Texas

One lucky pup's life was likely saved last week when a group of marine inspectors found her trapped in a shipping container at a Texas port.

One lucky pup's life was likely saved last week when a group of Coast Guard inspectors found her trapped in a shipping container at a Texas port.

The dog, who has since been named Connie the Container Dog, was trapped in a shipping container for at marine science technicians Bryan Wainscott, Lucas Loe, Ryan McMahon and Jose Reyes found her Wednesday at Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston, Coast Guard Heartland said on Facebook.

Connie the dog after she was found Wednesday in a shipping container.Petty Officer 1st Class Lucas Loe/U.S. Coast Guard via APThe marine inspectors were randomly selecting containers to be inspected when they heard barking and scratching from one of the containers in a stack, USCG Heartland said.

The container was stacked about 25 feet in the air and had to be lowered by crane.

"When they lowered the container and opened the door, a dog popped out!" according to USCG Heartland.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dog-rescued-trapped-shipping-container-texas-rcna137185

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