{"id":320341,"date":"2025-11-29T10:26:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T10:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/320341\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T10:26:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T10:26:07","slug":"florida-firefighters-praised-for-efforts-to-save-pet-monkey-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/320341\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida firefighters praised for efforts to save pet monkey | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0PUNTA GORDA, Florida (WFTX<\/a>) — Gena Walck returned to Punta Gorda’s Fire Station One this week to thank the crew who tried to save her pet Capuchin monkey during a late-night medical emergency last month.<\/p>\n

Walck brought handmade ornaments and a painting of her 9-year-old monkey, Leah, to the firefighters who jumped into action when she arrived at the station seeking help.<\/p>\n

Walck told Fox 4 that Leah suddenly fell ill, and with no veterinarians available nearby, the fire station became her last resort.<\/p>\n

Video from that night showed that firefighters placed Leah on a table in the engine bay, gave her oxygen, checked her vitals and even intubated her.<\/p>\n

Walck said Leah\u2019s condition briefly stabilized before worsening. Despite the crew\u2019s efforts, she passed away shortly afterward.<\/p>\n

Walck said losing Leah, who she raised from the time she was three weeks old, has been devastating. But, she returned to the station with hugs and gifts as a way to honor the firefighters\u2019 attempt to save her.<\/p>\n

The ornaments she handed out show Leah wearing a Fire Station One helmet. Walck also gifted the department a painting of Leah for the station\u2019s wall.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m absolutely beyond grateful for all they did to try to save Leah,” Walck told Fox 4. “I just can\u2019t thank them enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

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