A teenager who got her arm stuck in a bathroom pipe while trying to rescue her kitten was freed by the emergency services.
Dubai Police had to force open a locked door to help the girl, who had reached into an 8cm pipe to grab the cat.
The force said it sent its difficult missions squad, which made quick work of the incident, freeing the girl in 10 minutes.
“The bathroom door was locked and the 16-year-old girl was trying to rescue her cat, which was trapped in the drain pipe,” said Lt Col Abdullah Bishwah, head of the land rescue Department at Dubai Police.
The girl, stuck at an awkward angle between the toilet and bathtub, shouted for help from her family, who called police to their home in Khawaneej, near Dubai airport.
She used her phone’s torchlight to see the kitten before reaching in.
“She then couldn’t pull her arm out," Lt Col Bishwah said.
“The pipe where her hand got stuck was only 8cm wide.”
“Teams from land rescue department and difficult missions squad responded to the report at once.”
He said the door's lock was picked open and the girl and kitten were freed.
Earlier this week, officials said they had seen a high number of accidents in the home, often related to children being left unattended.
They urged parents to keep an eye on their children and look out for avoidable hazards.
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A Dubai Police Ferrari supercar on display during the Dubai Airshow. Christopher Furlong / Getty Images -
First lieutenant Mohamed Ebrahim Al Suwaidi with the new Dubai Police car an Audi RS e-trom GT, the force's first electric sports car. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
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Dubai Police supercars at the start of the Dubai Run. Photo: Dubai Media Office -
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Dubai Police added the Ferrari FF (pictured) to its fleet. Courtesy Dubai Police -
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The 4 litre V8 Mercedes-Benz G 63 is ready for action, both on and off the road. Pawan Singh / The National -
The Bentley Continental GT, with a huge six-litre engine and top speed of 318kph, ensures police can get where they need to be in style, and on time. Photo: Dubai Police
