"Dog survives 80ft cliff plunge"
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A family's pet dog had a lucky escape after it plunged over the top of an 80ft cliff while chasing a rabbit.
The five-year-old golden retriever followed the rabbit over the edge of a cliff while being taken for a walk by its owner along the North Devon coast near Combe Martin.
The dog, named Arthur, fell around 35ft but fortunately landed a ledge halfway down the cliff face - saving him from the rocks below.
His owner telephoned Swansea Coastguard, which sent the Ilfracombe Inshore Lifeboat and a cliff rescue team to the scene.
As the lifeboat positioned itself in the water below the ledge, one of the cliff rescue team was winched down to the ledge to retrieve the animal.
A spokesman for the coastguard said the dog escaped without any serious injuries and appeared to be fit and well despite his fall.
"Arthur was very lucky because there was still quite a way to fall - at least another 40ft," said the spokesman. "He could easily have been killed.
"His owner said he was a lovely family dog but a bit stupid," said the spokesman, who added that the rabbit did not survive the fall.
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A family's pet dog had a lucky escape after it plunged over the top of an 80ft cliff while chasing a rabbit.
The five-year-old golden retriever followed the rabbit over the edge of a cliff while being taken for a walk by its owner along the North Devon coast near Combe Martin.
The dog, named Arthur, fell around 35ft but fortunately landed a ledge halfway down the cliff face - saving him from the rocks below.
His owner telephoned Swansea Coastguard, which sent the Ilfracombe Inshore Lifeboat and a cliff rescue team to the scene.
As the lifeboat positioned itself in the water below the ledge, one of the cliff rescue team was winched down to the ledge to retrieve the animal.
A spokesman for the coastguard said the dog escaped without any serious injuries and appeared to be fit and well despite his fall.
"Arthur was very lucky because there was still quite a way to fall - at least another 40ft," said the spokesman. "He could easily have been killed.
"His owner said he was a lovely family dog but a bit stupid," said the spokesman, who added that the rabbit did not survive the fall.