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| Dog rescued by drone team after fall at Thor's Cave | Dog rescued by drone team after fall at Thor's Cave |
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| Kayley Williams said Figgy gave all the rescue team a kiss when brought down | Kayley Williams said Figgy gave all the rescue team a kiss when brought down |
| A dog has been rescued after falling 50m (164ft) down a cliff at a Peak District beauty spot. | |
| Figgy, a sprocker spaniel, was with owner Kayley Williams above Thor's Cave on Wednesday when she plunged off a path just after 06:00 BST. | Figgy, a sprocker spaniel, was with owner Kayley Williams above Thor's Cave on Wednesday when she plunged off a path just after 06:00 BST. |
| Derby Mountain Rescue used an infrared camera drone to locate the animal and guided a member who abseiled down. | Derby Mountain Rescue used an infrared camera drone to locate the animal and guided a member who abseiled down. |
| Ms Williams said it was an "unbelievable" feeling when she was reunited with the unharmed Figgy. | Ms Williams said it was an "unbelievable" feeling when she was reunited with the unharmed Figgy. |
| Initial searches on foot and by rope failed to locate the dog | Initial searches on foot and by rope failed to locate the dog |
| Ms Williams, from Woodville in Derbyshire, said she was walking to Thor's Cave, near Tissington, just over the border in Staffordshire, to see the sunrise. | Ms Williams, from Woodville in Derbyshire, said she was walking to Thor's Cave, near Tissington, just over the border in Staffordshire, to see the sunrise. |
| "It was the first time I had been - and probably will be the last. | "It was the first time I had been - and probably will be the last. |
| "We went up to the viewpoint and Figgy was exploring and just vanished. | "We went up to the viewpoint and Figgy was exploring and just vanished. |
| "I didn't even realise the edge was there until I looked over myself." | "I didn't even realise the edge was there until I looked over myself." |
| Figgy gave her rescuer a "little growl" but was calmed by some strokes | Figgy gave her rescuer a "little growl" but was calmed by some strokes |
| After two hours of looking in a "blind panic" Ms Williams was joined by the mountain rescue team. | After two hours of looking in a "blind panic" Ms Williams was joined by the mountain rescue team. |
| Initial searches were fruitless, so the drone was deployed. | Initial searches were fruitless, so the drone was deployed. |
| "I had almost no hope." she said. "Mentally, I was choosing what to do with the ashes. | "I had almost no hope." she said. "Mentally, I was choosing what to do with the ashes. |
| "When they said they had found a heat source I assumed it was her body and hoped it would at least be in one piece. | "When they said they had found a heat source I assumed it was her body and hoped it would at least be in one piece. |
| "But then they showed me her on the camera and she was alive. | "But then they showed me her on the camera and she was alive. |
| "Even then I thought she might be paralysed or so badly injured she would have to be put down." | "Even then I thought she might be paralysed or so badly injured she would have to be put down." |
| 'Too wriggly' | 'Too wriggly' |
| Toby Green from the rescue team was lowered down to check the dog's condition. | Toby Green from the rescue team was lowered down to check the dog's condition. |
| "Unbelievably there was not a scratch on her, I was gobsmacked," he said. | "Unbelievably there was not a scratch on her, I was gobsmacked," he said. |
| "She did give me a little growl, because she was so scared, but after a few strokes she seemed happier. | "She did give me a little growl, because she was so scared, but after a few strokes she seemed happier. |
| "I was going to try to carry her down in my arms but she was too wriggly so I put her in my rucksack." | "I was going to try to carry her down in my arms but she was too wriggly so I put her in my rucksack." |
| 'So ecstatic' | 'So ecstatic' |
| Ms Willams said: "When Figgy was let out of the bag I made a noise I don't think I can describe. | Ms Willams said: "When Figgy was let out of the bag I made a noise I don't think I can describe. |
| "It was unbelievable, I was just so happy and I was so pleased, she gave all the team a kiss, they were amazing." | "It was unbelievable, I was just so happy and I was so pleased, she gave all the team a kiss, they were amazing." |
| Mr Green said: "To see someone go from so upset at the thought of losing their dog to so ecstatic to get it back. | Mr Green said: "To see someone go from so upset at the thought of losing their dog to so ecstatic to get it back. |
| "It was a great outcome and it made everyone's day." | "It was a great outcome and it made everyone's day." |
| The operation, which had taken about five hours, was stood down at 13:30. | The operation, which had taken about five hours, was stood down at 13:30. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Tissington | Tissington |