A dog missing for a week has been rescued from a cliff – after surviving “only on rainwater”.
Loki, a Cane Corso pooch, had been missing for days when the police were notified of a dog stuck on the cliffs to the north of Sheigra beach, close to the harbour village of Kinlochbervie, in Scotland.
A man visiting the area had spotted the pup after hearing barking coming from below the cliff edge.
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Incredibly, Loki appeared uninjured and in reasonable condition – with rescuers saying he had “only rainwater to survive on for 170 hours”.
The Assynt Mountain Rescue Team attended the scene, and were able to use an aggregate sack to rescue Loki, reports Need To Know.
Pictures show the dog trapped on a narrow ledge in the cliff face, before he was safely retrieved and with the rescue team.
At around 12.30am yesterday (15 July), he was back on solid ground and awaiting collection from his owners – who had been “extensively” searching for him for the past seven days.
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