Good news story from my neck of the woods

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Rescuers free dog which was trapped underground for eight days

A dog, who was trapped underground for eight days in a dark damp crevice after plummeting around 40 feet into a gap on the surface of a rock, has been rescued.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Eight days!

She fell down a crevice in the rock while out walking.

"The West Yorkshire and Fire Rescue had previously attempted to rescue Rose twice, but where unable to retrieve her as she was too deep underground.

A spokesperson from West Yorkshire and Fire Rescue said: 'On the first occasion there was no sign of the animal except barking, so we left the scene in the hands of the dog's owner.

'On the second occasion our cameras picked the animal up approximately 8 metres into the rock face.

'Unfortunately, our firefighters could not access the animal within the rock as the gap was too narrow (approximately 12 inches at the widest point and getting narrower), the animal was too deep into the rock face, and we could not drill into the rock without damaging the entire structural integrity of the area."

... so locals and social media helped assemble a team of people and machinery that could!

Good news! Well done, all.

 

[WiffWaff]

We all like happy news about dogs…

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