Squad called in to rescue fallen Skye

A border terrier dog apparently spooked by fireworks spent a night frozen with fear and perched on the Kina Cliffs before being rescued by abseiling search and rescue experts.

Six-year-old Skye was carried to safety by Nelson-Tasman Emergency Response Team volunteer Hamish Pirie on Monday. Mr Pirie abseiled 10m down the face of the 200m cliff to reach the trapped dog.

"It's one of the strangest rescues we've had to do lately, that's for sure, but she looks pretty relieved to be at the top of the cliff," Mr Pirie said.
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Mr Bergman said the dog's owners were happy to pay for the cost of the rescue which was likely to be about $600.
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I once volunteered for Animal Rescue in Wellington. We practiced every weekend, and I did a lot of abseiling. This would have been the perfect job for the rescue team. Unfortunately, egos got in the way in the team, and it is now defunct (unless someone revived it)
It was fun while it lasted...