An operation which was intended save one dog in danger It ended with shouts of celebration and applause: the mission was a success.
A team of rescuers managed to freeafter six o’clock of work, to a bitch trapped in a mining pit in it United Kingdom.
The event occurred on May 8 in the national park North York Moorslocated in the north of England, according to an article from the British news network BBC from May 10.
How was the operation to rescue the dog?
That day, according to the BBCa group of experts from various organizations He went to the place to help a dog call Maisy, a cross of staffordshire bull terrier of 12 years. The dog in question had accidentally fallen into a ditch.
«After the dog fell a few 6,5 metros inside a narrow mining shaft, it quickly became clear that This was far beyond a standard rescue.«reported the British search and rescue organization Scarborough & Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team (SRMRT) in a Facebook post from May 10.
«The underground system was extremely narrow, uncomfortable and complexand required specialized skills rescue in confined spaces«, clarified the SRMRT, made up of volunteers, in the social network post.
Following the difficult situationseveral expert entities on the matter had to join in, including the British organization Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association (UWFRA), also made up of volunteers.
According to the BBCMaisy was trapped between rockswhich made it even more difficult rescue tasks. However, fortunately, his descent into the pit was not so abrupt because he fell through several narrow spaces that they were cushioning the impactaccording to the head of incident control of the SRMRT, Tony Heapconsulted by the chain.
In conversation with the same media, Heap revealed that one of the operation’s specialists went down through the well with a hammer and chisel to widen the hole. Then, the man indicated, another person entered the grave to help the bitch from below. Thus, part of the equipment that was on the surface was able to extract the dog from there safely.
«The rescuer in caves Lucy He carefully made his way through incredibly narrow passages deep underground to reach the dog, before bringing her in. safe and sound back to the surface«explained the SRMRT a Facebook.
In turn, the entity thanked all those committed to the cause: «It was an exceptional joint effort involving UWFRA, North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service, North Yorkshire Police and members of our own team. (…) We are enormously grateful to everyone involved.«.
«By all reports, the dog was fine»
For her part, Maisy was reunited with her owner after the rescue, according to the BBC. Apparently, the dog underwent veterinary examinations and enjoyed in good health. «According to all reports, it was fine«Heap said.
On the other hand, the head of incident control at the SRMRT recalled the excitement of the participants of the operation. «You could see the tears in everyone’s eyes. when (NdR: the dog) came to the surface. «Everyone was focused on achieving the best possible result,» he told the network.
