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While on the chase for a rolling ball, a medium-sized dog ended up at the bottom of a ravine in Gowlland Tod Provincial Park in Highlands on Tuesday. The owner of dog the called firefighters for assistance when the dog was unable to get out of the area.

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The firefighters used a high angle rope rescue technique to safety reunite the dog with its owner. It took about two hours to bring the animal out of the 150-foot deep ravine near the McKenzie Bight Trail. It was unharmed and in good spirits.

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The Highlands Volunteer Fire Department also attended the call, but did not have the equipment to perform the rescue.