Firefighters in Padang, Indonesia, rescued a monkey whose neck had got tangled in overhead telecommunications cables on Sunday 16 October.

They arrived on the scene on Sunday afternoon and worked hand in hand to release the monkey, a southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca Nemestrina) whose neck was caught in an internet cable belonging to telecommunications company Telkom.

The incident happened on on Jalan Sudirman (Sudirman Road) in Jati Baru, Padang Timur District, Padang City.

According to the Padang Fire Department, a former local who was passing through the area saw the trapped monkey and reported it.

"Luckily the monkey was okay. After we released it, it immediately ran somewhere," said Sutan Hendra, the Head of Emergency and Logistics at BPBD [National Disaster Management Agency] Padang.

Six personnel were involved in the heartwarming rescue.

A video recording shows the heroic actions of firefighters in Padang, West Sumatra (West Sumatra), Sunday (16/10/2022). The firefighters rescued a pet monkey whose neck was entangled in Telkom's internet cable.

The incident happened on Sunday afternoon, the firefighters worked hand in hand to evacuate the monkey (Macaca Nemestrina).

As in the video recording, the monkey's neck is entangled in an internet cable belonging to Telkom on Jalan Sudirman, not far from the Danlantamal Official House, Jati Baru, Padang Timur District, Padang City.

According to the Padang Fire Department report, previously a resident of Yogi, 43 years old, passed by the area. He saw the monkey was trying to untie the wires that were tied around his neck.

"Luckily the monkey was okay, after we evacuated the monkey. Immediately ran somewhere," said Head of Emergency and Logistics of BPBD Padang Sutan Hendra.

When evacuating monkeys entangled in internet cables, his party dispatched six personnel and one fleet unit. [*]