Houdini, the dog that escaped death!

Dec 30 2008 by Hazel Ettienne, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Houdini

THIS is Houdini, the dog that had a death-defying escape.

The mongrel bitch is lucky to be alive after being locked in a suitcase and thrown into a river.

The four-year-old – nicknamed Houdini by rescuers – managed to break free, despite the case being weighted down with stones.

She then scrambled to the bank of Batley Beck, off Carlinghow Hill.

A mother who was walking with her five-year-old son came across the incident.

Lesley Walsh and Edgar saw the distressed animal shivering on the riverbank.