Heroic moment Brazilian boy Thiago Magalhães, 11, saves puppy from strangulation after leash got stuck in elevator door
- Thiago Magalhães saved his dog Milú from possible suffocation in an elevator in Brazil last Wednesday
- The 11-year-old was followed into the elevator by his dog, whose leash dragged on the floor before being trapped between the doors
- Milú was briefly pulled to the ceiling, but Magalhães grabbed hold of the leash and was able to pull his dog back quickly
This is the quick-thinking boy who saved his puppy from being strangled by her own collar after the leash got caught in the elevator doors.
The heroic moment was caught on camera just as Thiago Magalhães, 11, and Milú were about to leave for his building for a walk in Goänia, Brazil last Wednesday.
Milú can be seen in the video following the boy into the elevator as her collar leash drags on the floor.
Magalhães wanted to press the ride button before the elevator doors closed.
Thiago Magalhães seen here with his dog Milú. The 11-year-old boy said he “felt a lot of desperation” when he saw his pet’s collar caught between two elevator doors in his building in Brazil before he managed to save her
Surveillance cameras show Thiago Magalhães being pulled to the ceiling of his apartment building’s elevator just before he could save his dog from possible suffocation by her own collar.
The elevator moved within seconds and Milú was seen being pulled to the ceiling of the elevator.
A frightened Magalhães grabbed the collar and was dragged along with her as well.
Somehow the boy managed to hold on to the belt and prevent Milú from possibly being swallowed to death.
They then fell to the ground when the collar broke. Magalhães later asked for emergency aid.
Thiago Magalhães was unaware that his dog’s leash was caught between the elevator doors
Thiago Magellan
He told Brazilian outlet G1 that he was thrown into a state of despair and panic when he saw his best friend dangling from the elevator ceiling.
“I don’t know where I got the courage, I went impulsively,” said Magalhães.
He and Milú were trapped in the elevator and were safely removed without incident.
“I was very scared of what was happening and realized that the situation was very serious and that it could have been fatal for both the dog and my son,” said the boy’s father, Rodrigo Magalhães.