Subj : Dog rescue in Wellington after rabbit chase goes wrong
To   : All
From : Major Queen
Date : Tue Feb 25 2020 02:04 pm


Luna had plenty of time to ponder her life choices from her cliff-face perch.
Like, should she have chased that rabbit?

Because that is how, on Tuesday morning, the Golden Retriever found herself
stuck about 150 metres up a cliff at the former quarry at Wellington's Owhiro
Bay. 

It was about 7.30am when Luna, being taken for a walk around the South Coast
bay, spotted a rabbit and went for it, Brooklyn station officer Trevor Tofts
said.

Up and up the shear and rocky face she went. Till she realised there was no
way down.

When fire crews arrived a distressed Luna could be heard whining and crying
from the cliff face.

A rescue effort that would last most of the morning began in that moment.

The Brooklyn crew made their way to the top of the cliffs but didn't have the
the right equipment to lower themselves down over the crumbling terrain.

A specialist crew from Newtown were soon on the scene and a crew member was
lowered to Luna.

But then came the tricky part - getting a panicky dog down from a perilous
perch.

Using firefighters' radios from below, the family made soothing sounds as
Luna was strapped into a harness and got lowered to a grateful family below.

The fate of the rabbit remains unclear.

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