WOODLAND PARK, N.J. (AP) - A rescuer rappelled about 50 feet to rescue a dog that may have been abandoned after it became trapped in a ravine in New Jersey’s Garret Mountain Park.
A hiker who heard the dog barking alerted authorities to its whereabouts midway atop a steep cliff behind Lambert Castle on Monday.
Firefighters climbed a 35-foot ladder and tried to coax the animal with food, but the small white dog retreated.
An animal rescue volunteer strapped in a harness finally reached the dog.
Paterson animal control officer John DeCando tells The Record (https://bit.ly/1dlSbyx ) newspaper the dog was very thin and was taken to a veterinarian. The dog is expected to be placed for adoption at the Second Chance Pet Adoption League in Oak Ridge.
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Information from: The Record (Woodland Park, N.J.), https://www.northjersey.com
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