An early morning walk near the cliffs at New Slains Castle developed into a rescue objective for a fortunate north-east Jack Russell on Saturday.
A representative for the Coastguard stated: “Coastguard Rescue Groups from Cruden Bay and Macduff, geared up and trained for rope rescue, reacted to a call for help when Sparky slipped and discovered herself at the bottom of a cliff without any method back up.
” A rope rescue service technician was decreased down the cliff to help, nevertheless Sparky had actually hurdled to the opposite of the gully, simply out of reach of the Coastguard Rescue Officer, and no quantity of deals with would convince her to come back throughout.
” By this point RNLI Peterhead Lifeboat had actually shown up on scene and had the ability to browse their child craft into the narrow gully.
” With some convincing, the lifeboat team had the ability to help with protecting Sparky in our professional animal rescue bag, enabling our rope service technician to recuperate Sparky securely back to the top of the cliff to be reunited with her owners.
” Sparky was checked out and luckily appears to have actually suffered no ill results from her experience.”
Security guidance to make sure pet dogs like Sparky stay at the cliff top with their owners –
• Constantly keep your dog on a lead near cliffs and seaside courses
• Stay well back from cliff edges, they can be crumbly and slippery
If there’s any doubt about your security or the security of your 4 legged pal, call 999 and request the Coastguard.
