This is the incredible moment a terrified spaniel swallowed by a 50ft sinkhole leapt was winched to safety by firefighters. Gemma Lampard was out walking six dogs in Farningham Woods in Dartford, Kent, on Thursday May 4 when she heard a dog desperately barking for help from down a fenced-off sinkhole.
The 35-year-old contacted Kent Fire and Rescue who arrived at the scene and used a drone to see if they could spot the petrified pooch. A firefighter was eventually lowered into the hole to bring her back up and a video shows the pup's miraculous rescue as she's lifted out and petted by relieved bystanders.
Dog lover Gemma believes she saved the mutt's life and described the discovery as 'right place, right time' as she rarely walks the dogs in that area. Gemma, from Greenhithe, Kent, said: "It's just so lucky that I was there. I wasn't going to go and if I'd known the area better, I would have avoided the sinkhole because of the dogs.
