Published 16:29 IST, November 17th 2020
Dog survives after falling from 70 feet high cliff in Texas, netizens hail 'hero' rescuers
In another miraculous tale, a dog survived after falling from a 70 feet cliff in the US. The accident occurred in Austin, Texas wherein the pooch was rescued.
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In ar miraculous tale, a dog survived after falling from a 70 feet cliff in US. accident occurred in Austin, Texas wherein pooch named Stout, who was off-leash, fell off a high cliff near Pennybacker Bridge. However, he was rescued in time after R Luddy, Special Operations Training Captain, who was eating brunching nearby, rushed to spot.
According to a Facebook post, Luddy was waiting for his colleagues at Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services (ATCEMS) when a small group of people approached him asking him for help. “y told Captain Luddy that a dog had fallen off a cliff nearby and asked if he could help. Captain Luddy, of course, sprung into action,” it added in post.
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“Captain Luddy rigged an anchor strap to a tree, attached a rappel line and safety line to anchor, and rappelled down cliff face. After searching for a short time, Captain Luddy located “Stout” who was mostly unharmed. He n fashioned a leash out of rescue ropes, found an accessible trail, and walked Stout out of greenbelt to reunite with his owner,” team wrote describing rescue process.
'Scary story with happy ending'
Since shared, "scary story with a happy, feel-good ending!" has racked up over 500 reactions from people with most of m flooding comment section to lad rescuers. Walking my dogs on Bridges scares me. I'm always verifying that leashes and harnesses are tight and I have a little heart attack if y start to get anywhere near edge… Great job sir!!, wrote one user who said it was relatable. Meanwhile, ar added, “Kudos to medics! moral of story is really NEVER LET YOUR DOG OFF LEASH in an unfenced area!"
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16:31 IST, November 17th 2020