One very lucky dog is recovering at a shelter after a group of cavers said their excursion into a western Virginia cave over the weekend turned into a rescue mission when they found her.
Associated PressIn this image provided by Skylar Sojka, shelter manager at Giles County, Va., Animal Shelter, Jesse Rochette poses with Sparsy at the shelter in Pearisburg, Va. A group of cavers, including Rochette, who were exploring in western Virginia over the weekend rescued the dog that the Giles County shelter is calling a living miracle after she was found 40 to 50 feet down in a cave.
“We all carry a little rescue gear with us,” Jackson said, and they pooled what they had. The cavers improvised a dog harness from a tarp and webbing and rigged up a system to haul out the dog strapped to Rochette, he said.“As the two of us cleared the edge of the pit and made it to fresh air, she instantly perked up,” he said. “She lifted her head up and started sniffing the air.”
In a Facebook post on Monday, the shelter called the dog “a living miracle,” saying they didn't know what to expect when they first heard of her plight.
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