- Author, Jess Grieveson-Smith
- Role, BBC Yorkshire
A canine who fell down a 300ft (91m) cliff was reunited with its proprietor after two volunteers descended on ropes to rescue him.
Truffle, a Lhasa Apso poodle cross breed, went lacking whereas out on a walk close to the cliffs in Filey, North Yorkshire, on 11 April.
After preliminary searches ended with out success, two native males supplied to assist after a social media enchantment and located the canine 50 hours after Truffle disappeared.
“Miracles happen and dogs are quite resilient,” proprietor Chelsea Foulds mentioned.
Joe Brain and Thomas Lister used everlasting ropes connected to the cliff, utilized by native anglers, to hunt for Truffle.
“We were probably down there for 15 minutes before we saw some paw prints in the clay at the bottom,” Mr Brain, 34, said.
“Obviously nobody is climbing down the ropes to walk their dogs, so we followed the prints and he was just laid there in a little ball – he was lucky to be alive.”
Truffle, who survived the autumn unscathed, proceeded to keep away from the grasp of the helpers and ran three miles (4.8km) down the shoreline away from the pair throughout a three-hour chase.
The males lastly caught the canine when it entered the water.
“We couldn’t get the dog back up the cliff as he was exhausted and shaking so they sent the RNLI out,” Mr Brain mentioned.
Ms Foulds, 27, mentioned: “We didn’t think we’d get him back – he was hungry, he had a little rash under his belly and a bad eye but that was it.
“Miracles happen and dogs are quite resilient – without Tom and Joe we’d never have found him.”
The RNLI mentioned it picked up the 2 males and the canine in its lifeboat as a result of rising tides.
“It was great to be able to reunite dog and owner after the men found the dog,” a spokesperson mentioned.
“Never place yourself in danger if you see an animal in difficulty – please dial 999 or 112 and ask for the coastguard.”
