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Western 060/01
20 April 2001
DOG WALKER RESCUED FROM CLIFF
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Holyhead Coastguard
were called at 3.15 pm on 19 April 2001 to assist a man and his dogs who
had become stuck on cliffs at Angel Bay, near Little Orme, Llandudno. The
man, Dan Williams of Penryn Bay, had been walking along the shore with his
two dogs, Georgie and Chunk, when Georgie had begun to climb the steep
cliffs.
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Sea King from RAF Valley
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Mr.
Williams called Georgie back, but the black cross Lurcher would
not return, so he secured his other dog Chunk, a black
Staffordshire puppy at the bottom of the cliffs and began to climb
up the cliffs in order to retrieve Georgie. Once he had climbed
around 50ft and reached Georgie, he turned round to find Chunk at
his feet. He also realised that having climbed the fifty feet to
reach the dog, he was now unable to climb back down to safety. A
man who was walking by at the top of the cliffs realised his
plight and ran to a nearby house to call the Coastguard.
Holyhead Coastguard immediately tasked the Llandudno Cliff Rescue
Team and the Sector Manager from Clwyd to the scene and requested
the RAF rescue helicopter from Valley to attend. The helicopter
was already on exercise in the area and was able to reach the man
and his dogs in seven minutes.
The helicopter then airlifted Mr Williams and the puppy Chunk, to
safety, whilst the Llandudno Cliff Rescue Team scaled 70 ft down
the cliffs and rescued Georgie the dog.
Bungy Williamson, Watch Manager said, "We are pleased to
report that Mr Williams and his dogs are safe and well and that no
injuries were sustained. It has been a pleasant sunny day today in
the area with a north easterly force 3 wind and good visibility.
We would advise people against climbing up or down cliffs unless
part of an organised group - cliffs can be loose under foot and it
is easy to become stuck. Anyone needing emergency assistance along
the coast should call the Coastguard by dialing 999." |
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