Cardigan RNLI rescue injured dog
Cardigan RNLI volunteers were called to rescue a dog that had fallen from nearby cliffs.
The alarm was raised at 10.56am on Tuesday 28 March after the dog – a cocker spaniel named Woody – had fallen from cliffs at Ceibwr.
Cardigan RNLI Lifeboat Station’s Atlantic 85 lifeboat was launched and was soon on the scene, where the crew was guided to the injured dog by its onlooking owners and members of HM Coastguard Moylegrove, who were on the cliffs above.
A member of the lifeboat crew entered the water and recovered Woody from the base of the steep cliffs.
The dog was then returned to the beach at Ceibwr and taken to the vets at Cardigan for treatment.
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