Trapped dogs survive after six days in 20ft hole
June 3rd, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANSLondon, June 3 (IANS) Two dogs, who remained trapped 20 feet underground for six days, were finally rescued after round-the-clock endeavour by mountain and cave rescue teams to locate and free them, a media report here said.
The Terriers - Pip and Bracken - had slipped down a nine-inch crack in a Lake District cave May 26, before working themselves deeper and deeper into tunnels, Daily Express reported Friday.
They were finally lured by a dead fox cub used as bait on the end of a drain rod. The device also included a camera, and once the dogs were located they were winched to safety.
Owner Gordon Shaw said he had all but lost hope before mountain and cave rescue teams rescued the dogs from near their home in Appleby.
Shaw was hunting squirrels with the dogs when they fell into the crevice. He kept a day-and-night vigil at the spot, as up to 15 experienced rescuers made excavations and widened the narrow opening.
Heavy rain and mud further hindered their efforts.
He said: “When it all went quiet Monday and I couldn’t hear them any more, I thought I’d lost them.
“But we all gave it one last go, dug out the hill and found them alive.
Shaw’s wife Irene said: “They’re surprisingly okay for what they’ve been through. First thing we did was give them a good dinner and then let them sleep.”
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