Cave rescue as dog falls into ravine
A PET Labrador vanished into a mountain hole looking for rabbits – and sparked a seven-hour cave rescue mission.
Carla had been out on the mountainside when she disappeared down a narrow crack in the ground.
Five mountain rescuers rushed to the scene, but couldn’t reach Carla, who was perched on a ledge inside the hole.
Back-up was called to the spot above Varteg, near Pontypool, as cave specialists joined the mission and set up a rope system.
Carla was finally pulled from the ground and handed back to her owner.
A spokesman for Longtown Mountain Rescue Team said the dog had fallen down a “deep, but narrow, slip”.
He said: “After a quick check-over, Carla was given some water, dog treats and cold chips before being handed over to her very relieved owner with her tail wagging.”
Longtown Mountain Rescue Team is a voluntary organisation who respond to calls for assistance in the Black Mountains of south Wales into Herefordshire.