A nine-year-old spaniel was rescued by volunteers after falling 650 feet (200m) down a cliff chasing a rock.
The Brecon Mountain Rescue Team were called by Dyfed-Powys Police after Woody fell from the summit of Pen Y Fan in Wales on Saturday.
A small party of eight rescuers were tasked to the scene, allowing
members of the public who had been trying to rescue Woody to retreat to
safer ground.
The crew treated the dog for suspected spinal and internal injuries and
stretchered him off the hill.
He was then taken to Honddu Veterinary Centre in Brecon and discovered to have only a broken tail and some minor cuts and bruises. The incident happened when a member of the public threw a stone off the northeast face of the mountain and Woody jumped straight over the cliff edge and plummeted 200 or so metres down the steep face, to the horror of his owner from Abertillery.
Rescue leader David Grant said: “Woody was one of the best behaved
casualties we have bought off the mountain.
He was very well behaved, grateful, light to carry and didn’t complain
once.”
Mountain rescuers have asked people to be aware that throwing rocks from
summits is very dangerous, not only for eager spaniels, but for humans
walking or working below.
He was then taken to Honddu Veterinary Centre in Brecon and discovered to have only a broken tail and some minor cuts and bruises. The incident happened when a member of the public threw a stone off the northeast face of the mountain and Woody jumped straight over the cliff edge and plummeted 200 or so metres down the steep face, to the horror of his owner from Abertillery.
Rescue leader David Grant said: “Woody was one of the best behaved
casualties we have bought off the mountain.
He was very well behaved, grateful, light to carry and didn’t complain
once.”
Mountain rescuers have asked people to be aware that throwing rocks from
summits is very dangerous, not only for eager spaniels, but for humans
walking or working below.
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