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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAP: Dog not gone: Rescue in the Columbia Gorge
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20141227/us--trapped_dog_rescue-ab614a7c36.htmlDec 26, 9:48 PM (ET)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) A yellow Labrador that got spooked on a Christmas Day hike in the Columbia Gorge, snapping her leash and plunging 150 feet down a cliff, was rescued in the dark by a climber who rappelled to a narrow ledge where the dog was trapped.
David Schelske of West Linn told the Oregon Humane Society that when 3-year-old Sandy bounded around a bend and disappeared he figured her for a goner.
He hiked to the bottom of the cliff and saw her stranded on a narrow ledge 70 feet above.
About 7 p.m., an eight-person crew helped Humane Society volunteer John Thoeni (TAY'-nee) descend.
He fitted a rescue harness on the frightened dog, and the two were hoisted to safety. Sandy suffered minor injuries but walked out to the trailhead.
This Dec. 25, 2014 photo provided by Emily Amsler via the Oregon Humane Society shows John Thoeni, left, an Oregon Humane Society volunteer beginning his descent to save Sandy, a yellow Labrador who got spooked on a Christmas Day hike in the Columbia Gorge. Sandy snapped her leash and plunged 150 feet down a cliff before being rescued in the dark by climbers who rappelled to a narrow ledge where the animal was trapped. The Oregon Humane Society said the dog suffered only minor injuries. (AP Photo/ Emily Amsler via Oregon Humane Society)
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AP: Dog not gone: Rescue in the Columbia Gorge (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Dec 2014
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shenmue
(38,506 posts)1. Oh my Lord!
Good to hear everybody's okay.
Skittles
(153,193 posts)2. humans at their finest
WillTwain
(1,489 posts)3. Humans acting like dogs