It's a lucky dog's life
It’s
a lucky dog’s life for terrier Archie who was rescued after falling from a cliff at Freshwater Bay on the Isle of Wight yesterday (3
September).
The
four year old terrier had slipped and taken a tumble and ended up perched on a ledge
at Fort Redoubt. Worried owners, Mr Brian Noakes and Mrs Noakes called 999 and asked HM Coastguard for help at 11.30am.
Coastguard
Rescue Teams from the Needles went to the scene while the Freshwater
Independent Lifeboat was launched. The lifeboat teams found the pup on a ledge
with no obvious sign of trauma.
Within
just half an hour of receiving the emergency call, lucky Archie was on board
the lifeboat and on his way back to the lifeboat station be re-united with his
very relieved owners and his other canine family members Mitsy and Chester.
SAFETY ADVICE
- Always keep your dog on a lead near cliffs.
- Do not attempt to rescue a dog
which is being swept out to sea. This is because you are likely to get in to
difficulty and many dogs return to shore alive but some owners do not. Call 999
and ask for the Coastguard.