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Dog rescued after falling 15ft down a mine shaft

Evie LakeNorth East and Cumbria
News imageCMRT A group of seven mountain rescue volunteers wearing a mixture of red and blue smiling to the right of the camera. A woman at the front of the group is holding the brown, staffie-looking dog under her arm looking quite content. They are in front of a rocky structure which is covered in grass. The are also branches with no leaves behind them.CMRT
The dog was rescued after falling down a mine shaft

A dog had to be rescued after falling 15ft (4.6m) down a mine shaft.

Coniston Mountain Rescue Team (CMRT) was called to the incident at Red Dell in the Lake District at about 11:50 GMT on Saturday.

A rope system was set up which allowed the dog to be placed in a harness and brought up to safety.

CMRT said the dog was uninjured and "very happy to be reunited with his owner".

News imageCMRT The inside of a rocky cave with three ropes running along the wet ground. In the distance two mountain rescuers are illuminated behind a metal gate.CMRT
The mountain rescue used ropes to pull the dog up to safety

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