DanRobinson published Dog rescued from quarry ledge by firefighters

A dog was rescued from a ledge while stranded in a Nottinghamshire quarry. The cocker spaniel, called Tina, appeared to have slipped down a bank about 30ft from the top of Bestwood Quarry in Mansfield Road, near Papplewick, on Sunday shortly after 2.30pm. It took firefighters from three crews an hour to rescue the pet as an officer had to be lowered down a rope to reach her. The dog – which was being looked after by a couple living in a nearby farm - was then secured and lowered to...