Volunteer mine explorers and recovery experts rescued a dog from a 164-foot mining hole in Cornwall, England. The BBC reported that Suka the terrier returned to daylight unharmed after spending 26 hours in the dark. Talk about lucky puppy!
A Whimper from the Mining Hole
Suka’s dog parents searched for her all night and returned the next morning. That’s when they heard a whimper from below ground.
Ben Weston told BBC Radio Cornwall that they had no idea what sort of state she would be in. They imagined the worst because of her whimpering. Thankfully, the couple followed the advice from local lost dog groups and contacted the Carbis Bay Crew, a group of volunteer climbers, divers, cavers and mine explorers who help recover animals and objects from hard to reach places in Cornwall.
“They are very good at what they do, experts in different fields, and one of them is even a veterinary nurse so they had all bases covered,” Mr. Weston said. “They worked their magic and went down the hole, and came up with an absolutely unharmed dog.”
He added that Suka was at first “a bit stunned,” understandably. She is now at home with her daughters and a “very large bone.”
On their Facebook page, Carbis Bay Crew says prevention is always preferable, “When walking on clifftops or in areas that may have open mineshafts in Cornwall, PLEASE keep your dogs on leads. It will save a lot of heartache and regret.”
Check out video of the rescue below, courtesy of Carbis Bay Crew.
