Posted on 02/20/2018 10:25:30 PM PST by nickcarraway
The dog was reunited with its owners after rescue teams winched him back up to the top of the cliff
A dog has been rescued after falling over 150ft down a cliff in Torquay.
Torbay Coastguard were called by the dog’s worried owner after the animal had run over the edge of the cliff at Daddlyhole Plain.
A crew member was winched down the cliff to retrieve the dog, who was described as ‘bruised and battered’, but once reunited with its grateful owners was in much higher spirits.
Crews said that the owner did the right thing by calling them and not trying to rescue the dog themselves, but urged dog owners to keep their four-legged friends on a lead near cliff edges.
A spokesman from Torbay Coastguard said: “We were tasked to our second call out today by Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The call was to dog and its owner over the cliff near the NCI Tower at Daddyhole Plain. On arrival team members located the dog’s owners and assessed the circumstances.
"The owner was in a safe place and was not putting themselves in danger but did the right thing to call us. We set up a two stake holdfast with Berry Head Coastguard backing us up, our cliff tech went roughly 50m down the cliff and was able to get the dog into our special dog rescue bag.
"The team safely winched our cliff tech and the dog back to the top, where the dog was reunited with its owners. A bit battered and bruised but in high spirits to see his family.
“We wish the dog a speedy recovery but we can't share this message enough, please.... please keep your dog on a lead on cliff paths and cliff tops. But this family did the perfect thing and safely spotted the dog and called the Coastguard for assistance.
"If you are ever in danger or see someone in danger along the coastline, dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.”
Amazing that the dog fell 150 feet without breaking anything....
That dog is tougher than the black box on an airliner.
like parenting children, one must be in control of their pets as well.
Man Falls 500 Feet To His Death Rescuing His Dog From Seaside Cliff
The dog owner should be billed for the cost of the rescue effort.
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