Dog rescued from cliff near Scarborough
The animal had fallen
A dog's been rescued after falling down cliffs near Scarborough.
The border collie was found around halfway down the 350 foot cliff near the Blue Dolphin Holiday Park and Cunstone Nabon Friday night (25 September).
The Inshore Lifeboat crew had to use night vision goggles to locate the animal from the sea.
When its location was confirmed, the crew of three guided a cliff technician from the coastguard team as he abseiled down.
However, the dog was understandably frightened and aggressive, so the coastguard was unable to coax it into the special hoist which is used in such situations
The coastguard’s search team walked with the dog’s owner a long way along the clifftop to a point where they could descend to the sea, then back via the slippery rocks on the shoreline until they were below the dog. They had to dodge crashing waves shortly after one of the highest tides of the year. A strong swell and perilous rocks prevented the lifeboat from landing ashore.
It then took a long time for the owner to persuade the dog to descend the cliff. It was walked back along the shore to be checked over. The dog was in one piece, no bones broken.
It was one of Scarborough RNLI’s longest shouts of the year; the lifeboat wasn’t recovered and rehoused until midnight. The lifeboat helm was keen to praise the coastguard teams for a job very well done; great skill and perseverance was required to help the dog and owner.