 The fire brigade team were thanked by the owners Mr and Mrs Hamley |
A special fire brigade rescue team was called in to save one of two dogs which ran over the edge of a cliff near Bristol. One of the two Lakeland terriers fell to the bottom of the cliff at Aust but the other became trapped on a ledge part of the way down.
Two members of the specialist team made a controlled descent on ropes, put the dog, called Monty, in a bag and then lowered themselves to the foot of the cliff.
The owners, a couple from Plymouth in Devon, were on a walk near their holiday caravan when the dogs disappeared over the edge.
 Patchway fire engines were backed up by the rescue team vehicle |
Their other dog, Pippa, which fell to the bottom of the cliff by the river Severn, escaped with cuts and bruises. Both dogs were later checked by a vet.
The rescue operation, by firefighters Jan Morris, Stewart Caie and Andy Pothecary, took about an hour and a half.
Brigade spokesman Mark Webb told BBC News Online: "The owner, Mrs Rose Hamley had been very upset and she and her husband were extremely grateful for what we did."
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