RNLI rescue dog from Arbroath cliffs

The volunteer crew were called out at around 2.15pm and made their way quickly to the scene. Upon arrival they carefully navigated a narrow gully within the cliffs to reach the rocks that cocker spaniel Skye had climbed onto from the water.

With the width of the gully being narrower than the lifeboat, a member of the crew entered the water on a swim line and made his way to the rocks where he was then able to check on the dog and recover her to the Inshore Lifeboat.

The lucky dog was then transported back to the Arbroath lifeboat station to be reunited with her very relieved owner. After a heartfelt thank you to the crew they were off to the vet’s for to give Sky a thorough check over.

Volunteer helm, Michael Marr, said that Skye’s owner had done the right thing by calling in the service to help rather than trying the deal with the situation herself.

He said: “We were pleased to be able to rescue Skye today and that the owners did the right thing by calling for assistance, and not trying to climb down the cliffs where they could potentially become a casualty themselves.

“Skye was very unlucky in that she found and chased a ball that wasn’t even hers. However, the RNLI always advise dog owners keep their dogs on the lead around cliffs to prevent these incidents occurring.”