Dog rescued after falling from cliff

News imageBrixham Coastguard Rescue Team Members of coastguard rescue teams standing by winches as team members are lowered down a cliff to rescue a dog. It is in the evening some of the people have head torches on.Brixham Coastguard Rescue Team
Coastguard rescue teams were called out to the Scabbacombe area to rescue the dog

A dog had to be rescued after it fell over a cliff's edge in Devon.

Brixham Coastguard Rescue Team said it received a call at about 13:55 GMT on Saturday which reported the dog had become separated from its owner and fallen from a cliff in the Scabbacombe area.

A Facebook post from the team said the dog was located about 180m (590ft) below the cliff edge following a search, with a technician lowered through dense bushes and hawthorns to rescue it.

The team said the white cockapoo, named Maple, was wet but "still wagging its tail" and, after a visit to a vet for some stitches, was doing well.

Along with rope technicians, the team said it received support from Torquay Coastguard Rescue Team and the Coastguard's drone team.

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