Lancashire firefighters helped rescue of a mum from the ruins of a building, following the devastating earthquakes in Turkey.
Six Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) crew, watch manager Wayne Ward, crew manager Jim Davison, crew manager Chris Jowett, firefighter Adam Varey, and search dog handlers Lindsay Sielski and Jon Hardman, helped in the rescue.
The woman was rescued from the rubble of a ruined building and reunited with her two-year-old daughter.
The touching moment was captured on camera and shared to the fire and rescue Facebook page.
A spokesperson for the fire service said: “This is the incredible moment rescuers from the UK reunited a young mother and daughter after the devastating earthquakes in Turkey.
“The woman was rescued from the rubble of a ruined building, into the arms of her two-year-old.
“One of our Great Manchester Fire and Rescue colleagues, Martin Foran, caught this bit of magic on camera, whilst working with his international search and rescue colleagues in the town of Antakya, including six of our own.”
Members of the Lancashire team also helped with other rescues, including in the rescue of a 91-year-old woman who became trapped in an apartment building.
A spokesperson said: “She is one of the number of survivors the team have successfully rescued after the terrible earthquake that hit Turkey and neighbouring Syria exactly a week ago today.
“Our thoughts and hearts go out to all those affected in Turkey and Syria.”
The fire service’s four-legged friends have also been deployed in the country, helping to find survivors.
A LFRS spokesperson said: “It's been an exhausting week for search and rescue teams in Turkey, including our four-pawed friends.
“Two of Lancashire's Fire Search Dogs, Sid and Davey, have done outstanding work alongside their handlers and helped to save many lives.
“These two very good boys also suffered a few scratches and irritated eyes from the dusty air, but were well looked after by the international search and rescue vet team.”
The earthquakes, measuring 7.8 and 7.5 magnitudes, led to the deployment of the United Kingdom International Search and Rescue (UKISAR) team as well.
At the time of writing, the death toll of the earthquake is now believed to have surpassed 35,000 people in Turkey, according to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
UN officials have warned the number of people killed could exceed 50,000.
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