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Lisa Letcher & Nia Dalton

Missing dog presumed dead rescued from cliff - thanks to a sausage roll

A dog who was presumed dead has been found and rescued from a cliff - with the help of half a sausage roll and some treats.

Henry, a working dog in Cornwall, went missing along the South West Coast Path on Friday, April 8 and couldn't be found by rescuers, reported Cornwall Live.

Two members of the Boscastle Coastguard Rescue Team spoke to Henry's owner and offered to help search for the dog using their personal drones.

The pair searched the area for two hours on Saturday afternoon but couldn't see or hear Henry, and 24 hours later, there was still no sign of him.

The elaborate mission involved a sausage roll (Boscastle Coastguard Team / SWNS)

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It was concluded the dog had probably fallen down a fissure - a narrow rock opening - and died, leaving his owners devastated.

Then on Sunday 10 April, Boscastle Coastguard Team and Bude Coastal Rescue Teams were paged at 5.45pm, when reports came in of a barking dog.

Members of the public found a pup stuck down a 20ft fissure, near to where Henry was last seen.

The team set to work and used a rope rescue kit to retrieve Henry, along with the best method of extraction - a trusty sausage roll.

Boscastle Coastguard said: "Once set up, a cliff technician was sent down to retrieve Henry with half a sausage roll and some treats.

Henry was rescued alive (Boscastle Coastguard Team / SWNS)
He was stuck down a fissure (Boscastle Coastguard Team / SWNS)

"After approx. 30 mins of shuffling and squeezing and some lassoing, we managed to get a lead around the dog and pull him up to safety to the obviously overjoyed and happy owners."

Henry was pulled to safety and reunited with his parents at last.

Another dog has been reunited with his owners after being found by the police - and the heartwarming moment was captured on the officer's body cam.

One-year-old Ollie was stolen from a kennel in Rye, East Sussex, on March 31, sparking an investigation and huge dog hunt on social media.

A week later, a small, tan-coloured cocker spaniel was found scratching and whining at a stranger's back door.

The quick-thinking rescuer contacted Battersea Dogs Home, who identified Ollie from the numerous online appeals and contacted Sussex Police.

In the clip, Ollie can be seen wagging his tail in joy as he rushes to embrace owner Paula.

Do you have a dog story to tell? Contact nia.dalton@reachplc.com.

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