L Roebuck
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Post by L Roebuck on Nov 16, 2005 20:38:12 GMT -5
Dog Stuck in Sinkhole for 16 Days RescuedHunting Dog Trapped in a 70-Foot-Sinkhole for 16 Days Rescued by Tenn. Rangers TOWNSEND, Tenn. Nov 16, 2005 — Trapped for 16 days down a 70-foot-sinkhole, a dog named Buck will live to hunt another day after being rescued by rangers near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. "The dog was emaciated and had some bruising, but was able to walk around," Ranger Rick Brown said after spending several hours Tuesday rigging up ropes and rappelling down the hole to lift the 2 1/2-year-old blond Mountain Cur to the surface. Article: abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1320423
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Brian Roebuck
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Post by Brian Roebuck on Nov 17, 2005 6:54:48 GMT -5
That gives a whole new meaning to "Buck stops here" eh? Reminds me when Pretzl and I had the opportunity to rescue a Lamb from a small Karst feature. Some animals just don't need to go caving.
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Post by Sharon Faulkner on Nov 17, 2005 9:40:53 GMT -5
Hmm...I've never rescued any animal that was cuddly, or for that matter even warm-blooded, from a cave. ;D
I did remove a box turtle from one of the pits on Procession Mountain four or five years ago. He had to have taken quite a tumble hitting rock all the way down, and was bleeding slightly, but was alive.
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