Vimes the dog: survived a 300ft plunge off a cliff in Co Clare.
The alarm was raised at about 3.30pm on Sunday when a
member of the public rang the emergency services to report that a dog
had gone over the edge at Lookout Point, Dunlicky near Kilkee.
It’s understood that the dog, a family pet named Vimes, got away from his owners and and got too close to the cliff edge.
The dog lost his footing and
plunged 300 feet into the sea below and was lucky to have avoided the
cliff face on the way down and rocks at the base of the cliff.
The
Irish Coast Guard marine rescue sub centre at Valentia Island in Co
Kerry was alerted an in turn requested the the Kilkee unit of the
service to mobilise.
The volunteer service quickly launched its rescue boat for what was its 10th callout in a week.
Rescuers
raced to the scene in an effort to locate the animal but were unable to
find him immediately. They then discovered that the hardy animal had
managed to make it ashore at the base of the cliff...Continue reading...
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