Dog rescued by members of the North Fire and Rescue Services
A beloved pet dog had a lucky escape after falling from a cliff edge whilst on a walk during its summer caravan holiday in Norfolk.
The Jack Russell, who was being walked off lead near Woodhill Park Camping and Caravan Site in East Runton, near Cromer, miraculously survived the fall and was unharmed, after being rescued by members of the Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service at approximately 8:30am yesterday morning.
The emergency call was made by the owners of the dog who just before 9am were reunited with their dog.
The couple and their teenage daughter, from Wisbech, were on holidays at Woodhill Park and had walked the elderly dog along the cliff path towards Sheringham many times before.
At the time of the accident the dog was not wearing a lead because the walk was familiar.
North Walsham fire station manager, Simon Mason, duty officer on call at the time of the rescue, said: “The firefighter took it under one arm like a rugby ball and the two of them came up quite happily together.”
According to Mason, the dog was a little bit cold, but was quite glad of the company.
Norfolk Fire and Rescue have since advised that dog owners should keep their pets on a lead if they are near cliff edges and if anything dangerous does happen owners should not attempt to save them and instead should call 999 for assistance.
