The pursuit of dinner led to a distraught canine being roped off a cliff by professional firefighters on New Yr’s Day.

The legend started round 11am on Sunday, when Blue, a Staffordshire terrier, and his homeowners have been strolling on Mt Grey, 15km west of Amberley in North Canterbury.

A rabbit caught his eye, and he excitedly skidded off the facet of the monitor and landed on the tough terrain 40 meters under. Regardless of the lengthy fall, he was not injured.

To insult his bruised ego, Blue did not catch his rabbit, as an alternative leaving his homeowners questioning learn how to save him.

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That is when the Amberley Volunteer Hearth Brigade stepped in. However with solely skinny ropes at hand, a name was quickly made to herald an professional rope rescue workforce from Wigram, Christchurch.

wigram station Officer Michael Harvey was among the many workforce that arrived at midday to get Blue out of the pickle he had fallen into.

However regardless of their expertise, the firefighters confronted one other problem to get to the adventurous canine, via a sequence of beehives within the space.

Senior firefighter and driver Felix Lidiard was rushed and lowered down a steep, moist cliff whereas attempting to fend off surrounding bees.

And although Blue is stepping up and determined to get again to his homeowners, he did not initially shine a lot as he approached Lidiard.

Snarling and hiding within the bushes, Blue wasn’t certain of his savior till Lidiard took off his helmet and handled him like a canine.

“He acquired over his shyness shortly,” Harvey stated.

Desirous to survive the ordeal, Blue has confirmed to be a little bit of a “wiggle”, particularly in relation to a harness, in line with Harvey.

The escape artist managed to get exterior a number of instances earlier than he acquired used to mountaineering.

Utilizing a mechanical system, firefighters hoisted each Lidiard and Blue to security, the place they have been welcomed by their homeowners.

For the crew of Harvey, Lydiard, and Wigram, it was all a day’s work, and lots of of them have been additionally on the city search and rescue workforce.

Nevertheless, Harvey stated that Blue’s rescue was rated among the many greatest, particularly since Blue didn’t undergo any accidents.

“It was a fantastic end result. The workforce was flawless.”