Police, coastguard, and mountain rescue teams were called out to rescue a dog off a Welsh mountain. The Western Beacons mountain rescue team were called to Fan Brycheiniog – the highest peak in the Black Mountains – on Saturday afternoon because a dog had fallen 60m (200ft) from the cliff face. A passing walker alerted Dyfed-Powys Police and they in turn called the mountain rescue team. The mountain rescue team called on the coastguard to save "vital time" as both the dog and people were suffering from cold.
The dog was lifted to safety using a special heat blanket and stretcher while the humans were "hauled up the gulley". The mountain rescue team said: "En route to the call we requested helicopter assistance from Maritime and Coastguard Agency with lifting team members and rope rescue equipment to the top of the mountain, saving vital time in getting to the humans and dogs who were suffering from the cold.
"The humans were hauled up the gulley and flown by helicopter to the RV to be warmed up. The dog was wrapped in a Blizzard Blanket and heat pack supplied by Blizzard Protection Systems, loaded into a stretcher, and lowered a further 100m to the lake edge."
The team carried the dog on the stretcher for 3km back to the road where it was reunited with its owner. The dog went for a check-up at the vets after the ordeal.
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