Langford firefighters werenB次元官网网址檛 out rescuing cats from trees this week B次元官网网址 they were rescuing a dog from a ravine.
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.
B次元官网网址淎 dog found his way down an embankment and couldnB次元官网网址檛 find his way back up,B次元官网网址 said Langford assistant fire chief Geoff Spriggs. B次元官网网址淭he safest way was for one of our guys to go down and pick him up.B次元官网网址
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.
B次元官网网址淲e didnB次元官网网址檛 rush it and used it as a training scenario,B次元官网网址 Spriggs said. B次元官网网址淭his is the first time ever we did a high angle rescue on a dog.B次元官网网址
The Highlands Volunteer Fire Department also attended the call, but did not have the equipment to perform the rescue.