Dog rescued after cliff fall

Monday 14 March 2022

A dog was rescued by the Inshore Lifeboat after falling 60-70 metres down a cliff on Sunday.

The owner called the Joint Emergency Services Control Centre after the dog fell down Ozanne Steps on the East Coast and was left “badly injured”.

A police officer attended the scene and the Cliff Rescue team were paged.

The Elizabeth and Margaret Milligan lifeboat was launched at 10:28 and determined a sea rescue was the fastest way to bring the injured dog and its owner to safety. 

Pictured: Elizabeth and Margaret Milligan lifeboat (credit: RNLI/Julie Rainey).

Two lifeboat crew members went ashore to assist the owner and police officer in getting the animal from the rocks at the bottom of the steps to a small beach nearby.

The dog and owner were then taken back to St Peter Port where the GSPCA were waiting to take the injured pet to a vet for further assessment and treatment. 

Guernsey Coastguard said: “In this case the owner was able to safely reach the fallen dog to give comfort and to assess its condition, however we would like to take this opportunity to remind animal owners not to attempt to rescue their pets if it is not entirely safe to do so.”

No update on the dog’s condition was available at the time of publication.

Pictured top: Inshore life boat (credit: RNLI/Julie Rainey).