Dog Attacked by Other Dog Runs and Falls Off Cliff, Helicopter Sees and Acts Fast

During a typical helicopter training day in Scotland, the crew members noticed something odd in the water off the shore of Cummingston, a sea-side town. They quickly identified it as being a dog trying to figure a way back to shore. Without any indication as to how long it had been in the water they had to move fast, placing a call to the local coastguard.

Acting as their eyes in the sky, the coastguard along with the Moray Inshore Rescue Boat (MIRO) successfully retrieved the exhausted and nearly drowned pet and were able to provide first aid to it until the owners were notified. The story became a bit clearer once they were involved, letting the rescuers in on the fact that the dog had been attacked by another dog before it ran away scared and getting itself in this sticky situation.

 
The coastguard was quite happy with how the whole operation turned out, getting great support from the skies to guide them and not putting anybody else at risk. One of the elements they made sure to focus on in their report was to make sure that humans don’t jump in after pets in these situations.

“Never follow animals into the water, they are much better swimmers than humans and generally can stay alive a lot longer than us and usually can make there own way out.” is the ending message left on their statement posted to Facebook, adding that they gain more from the guidance that civilians can give them from dry-land than having a second body to rescue.

Take a look at the fast-paced, no non-sense operation down below!