ARLINGTON, Va. — This isn't a typical animal rescue.

Arlington firefighters were dispatched to a home after receiving a call of a bird stuck behind a dishwasher on Sunday. According to Chester the toucan's social media, Chester fell into the toilet while his owner, Maria Stagliano, was cleaning.

Even though the toilet was clean, Stagliano still wanted to make sure Chester had a proper bath. She went to wash Chester off but Chester had other plans as he's not a big fan of baths, he accidently found a hole between the dishwasher and a false baseboard.

"I consider myself pretty handy, but when I started taking apart the front of the dishwasher, I noticed a bunch of pipes and tubes behind there," said Stagliano. "I didn’t want to risk anything bursting or hurting Chester, so I figured I nee

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