Moundridge police have reported a rescue operation that got a 14-month old child out of an underground pipe.

Police and rescue crews were called to a location around 2 p.m. Sunday when it was reported that a child was trapped in a 12-inch PVC pipe that was about 12 feet underground. The child was found to be upright at the bottom of the pipe.

Moundridge officer Ronnie Wagner was credited with creating a “catch pole” using a smaller PVC pipe and rope, and that was used to lift the child out.  The child was shaken but not hurt.   The rescue operation took about 20 minutes.

In a post on social media, the Police Department expressed thanks to Moundridge EMS and Fire crews that responded to the scene.