Henry the dog was walking with his owners along the South West Coast Path in Boscastle, Cornwall, taking in the spectacular sights along the trail. Everyone was enjoying themselves when the very energetic dog ran off and never returned. The dog’s humans tried to look for him but when they realized that they required help in locating their dog, the owners contacted the authorities.
Rescuers were summoned to hunt for the dog, but after hours of scanning the region, they were unable to locate him. The crew was losing hope and informed the distraught dog owners that it was likely their cherished pet had been involved in an accident and did not survive. They were destroyed.
Then, a fellow hiker informed them that he had just heard a dog barking down the route. This revived the team’s optimism.
The dog was located by trained personnel from the Boscastle Coastguard and the Bude Coastguard Rescue Team. They spent nearly twenty-four hours searching for Henry utilizing drones and visual searches. After that, they assumed that the dog had fallen into one of the numerous deep earth cracks that studded the coastline.
They had no notion where the dog was going and were unable to choose which fissure to seek. A person thankfully reported hearing a dog barking and indicated where he heard it. Henry was indeed entombed within a 20-foot-deep crevice. Miraculously, the dog survived the fall.
Utilizing ropes and labor, a courageous rescuer was dropped through the narrow gap. To gain the dog’s trust, he had a sausage roll and some snacks in his possession. After thirty minutes, the dog was in the arms of the rescuer and they were being hauled back up.
Henry greeted his ecstatic parents outdoors, who had eagerly anticipated his homecoming. They were very grateful to the individuals who put themselves in danger to save their pet.
Source: Boscastle Coastguard Team