The Bridlington and Filey Coastguard teams were called today Monday (25 November) to report of a dog over the cliff, close to Sewerby Steps.
The callout marks the 224th incident this year, the same number as the Bridlington team had for the whole year in 2023.
Coastguard Station Officer Jordan Grebby, explained: “Upon arrival at the scene an assessment was made that a rope rescue deployment would be required to recover the dog to safety.
“Millie a black Labrador had fallen around 4 metres onto a ledge with around a further 15 metre drop below her.
“The team constructed a technical rope setup on scene and deployed a technician down to Millie who was obviously very frighted by the ordeal.
“It was then decided once secure in the animal rescue bag that Millie would be taken to the bottom of the cliff and handed into the care of the very grateful owner.
“This incident comes as a timely reminder should you be walking the cliff paths, make sure your dog is on a lead and secure at all times.”
Jordan added: “The team train regularly to undertake technical rescue, and are well rehearsed in what to do. However incidents like this can be avoided, all we ask is that anyone walking their dogs on cliff paths have them secured on a lead. Whilst the team were dealing with this incident, another dog not on a lead nearly fell less than 5 metres from the incident location. Make sure you remember your visit to the coast for all the right reasons, in the event that you see someone in difficulty dial 999 and ask for the coastguard.”
As always please be kind in the comments – Accidents can and will happen! Big shoutout to Blu Savannah for the refreshments after the incident!
