Helicopter Rescues Dog from the Side of a Cliff

By Amy Sinatra Ayres


Authorities in Sonoma County, Calif., came to the rescue of a black and white Labrador Retriever mix who was stuck on a cliff along the Sonoma coast on Saturday afternoon.

Oreo had somehow made her way down a narrow trail and become stranded on a 2-by-2-foot ledge about 40 feet down a 90-foot cliff. When Oreo's owner called 911 for help, a helicopter was dispatched and quickly located the dog.

Deputy Henri Boustany attached himself to the bottom of a 100-foot line strung from the helicopter and was flown to the ledge where the dog was standing. He was able to secure Oreo with the harness she was already wearing and the dog was flown back to the top of the cliff, unharmed. The rescue took less than three minutes, and a large crowd that had gathered cheered as Oreo was returned to her relieved owner. "She was a very happy lady," Capt. Todd Rollings of the Bodega Bay Fire Protection District said of Oreo's owner. - Watch it at California's Press Democrat

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