Firefighters rescue dog from quarry
Published: January 11, 2007
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a dog who was trapped on a cliff face for more than 15 hours following a 50ft fall.
Milo the staffie-collie cross was reunited with owner Sue Willcocks when Malvern Fire Brigade’s line rescue team made a 100ft descent down Upper Wyche Quarry on Wednesday, January 10.
Milo, a three-and-a-half year old rescue dog, disappeared while Mrs Willcocks walked him on the hills above the quarry the previous evening.
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“We were walking along as usual and then he was gone,” said Mrs Willcocks. “I assumed he must have run off after something - we spent hours searching for him but he didn’t make a sound.”
Mrs Willcocks returned early on Wednesday morning to find Milo stranded on a ledge halfway up the quarry.
After clearing foliage at the top of the quarry leading firefighter Martin Gray climbed down the slippery rock-face and strapped Milo into a nappy harness, before carrying him down to be reunited with his delighted owner.
Milo was in good health apart from a small cut on his back leg, but Mrs Willcocks said she would take him to the vet for a check-up after spending the night in the cold.
“The fire crew were absolutely amazing and I’m so grateful to them. They are very brave, and without them Milo would still be up there,” she said.
Mr Gray said the rescue had gone so well it had been like a training exercise. “The rock face was quite slippy and the ground was quite loose so we had to be careful, but it all went very well and we got the right result,” he said.
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