they threw the leash back down and hoisted her back up,
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OK, that’s a German Shepherd leash, not a Chihuahua leash.
Those girls’ guardian angels were watching over them - one of the few guys with a long leash shows up. (Of course, where were those angels when the dad took them in the first place?)
How much does a German Shepard weigh - 100+ pounds? And then have to have enough strength in the leash for when the dog lunges. And then add in a safety factor of “X”. I’m guessing the cop made some mental calculations and figured it would hold. Probably.
“OK, that’s a German Shepherd leash, not a Chihuahua leash”
And it was a 100-foot leash. That explains to me how it could be used for rapelling down that cliff.
I don’t see how anyone survived that airborne crash into the rocks below.