Dog plunges over 515ft cliff & owner has to be rescued when he climbs after it
A DOG plunged over a 515ft cliff — and its owner had to be rescued when he climbed after it.
Laney, a whippet-American Bulldog cross, was being walked along a coastal path off her lead when she spotted an animal and gave chase.
The four-year-old fell off a near-sheer drop, on to a ledge 150ft below.
Owner Andrew Hetherington walked 2.5 miles to get to the beach and started climbing to reach her but got stuck 30ft up.
A fire rescue crew went to him while a coastguard cliff team went over the edge to get to Laney, on Tuesday at Eype, Dorset.
Andrew, in his fifties, thanked them, saying: “Seeing Laney go off the cliff was the scariest thing I’ve ever seen.”
Terry Hoare, of Beer Coastguard, said Laney was 'very lucky' to survive the sheer drop.
He said: "Laney was off her lead and must have seen something and chased after it over the cliff edge.
"It is a 150ft near-enough sheer drop to the plateau where she landed so she was very lucky to survive.
A Lyme Regis Coastguard spokesperson said: "We urge people to keep their dogs on a lead when walking on the coast path.
"They should also not be tempted to try and rescue the pet themselves."