Pet dog reunited with owners after 100-foot fall down cliff face
He's now doing well at home after being treated by the RSPCA.
Last updated 27th Apr 2021
A pet dog has been reunited with his owners, after surviving a 100-foot fall down a North Yorkshire cliff face.
Frank was on holiday with his owners from Chesterfield, walking along the top of Cayton Bay in Scarborough.
It's thought he then caught got the scent of a rabbit and made off.
The terrier-type dog tumbled down towards a rocky outcrop, but luckily someone found him, and called the RSPCA.
Owner Stewart Wragg, who was walking with Frank at the time, went to look for him, before realising what had happened.
In order to access the beach, he had to continue a long way along the cliff top to find a way down.
Frank was discovered by Chris Gorman, from Scarborough. He said: "It was lucky I was down there really as I was on the rocks looking for fishing spots and it is not normally a place where people walk.
"Then I heard a whimpering noise and could see the poor dog and that it looked like he had a broken leg. I thought he had run off from his owner and slipped on rocks - I had no idea he had fallen so far at the time.
"I reported the matter to the RSPCA and then carried him in my arms. I had to be careful on the slippery rocks as I didn’t want to fall and hurt him further.
"I then took him along the beach and a couple saw me and gave me a blanket to use as a stretcher to carry him up the hill."
The RSPCA inspector rushed him to a local vet for treatment for a broken leg and dislocated knee. Through the local dog warden, Frank's owners were contacted.
On Wednesday (21 April) he had an operation to repair his broken leg and has had his injured back leg pinned. He is expected to make a full recovery.
Stewart's partner Alison, who is now looking after Frank at her home in Chesterfield, said: "He had an operation by our vet and I am so pleased he is doing really well in himself.
"He had a splint on until the operation was carried out on Tuesday and was able to hobble in the garden to do his business up until then.
"He is eating well and being his normal happy self, you really wouldn’t know he had been put through such an ordeal.
"It is fantastic he is doing so well after his ordeal and I am so grateful to Chris who went to his rescue and carried him up the cliff as the tide was coming in.
"I would just like to remind people walking on coastal paths it is often good to put their dogs on leads in these areas. Often dogs can get excited with all the sights and sounds and even older pets may wander further than they normally do."