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Headline: Dog Falls 100ft Down Mineshaft And Survives

Caption: A dog that fell a 100ft into a mineshaft had to be rescued by authorities. Arizona’s Mohave County Sheriff's Office were called to the scene north of Bullhead City on Saturday (19 June), to assist one-year-old Shelby. Thankfully, Animal Enforcement and Search and Rescue teams were able to rescue the stricken dog, who escaped with ‘bumps and bruises’. Mohave County Sheriff's Office reported: “About 11:30am on Saturday (6/19) morning, the Mohave County Sheriff's Office received a call for help from the owners of Shelby - a female dog about a year old who had just fallen into a mine shaft. It was too deep for her owners to rescue her and she was moving around at the bottom. “The Mohave County Sheriff's Office Animal Enforcement and Search and Rescue were activated and responded to the scene. Rescuers established a technical rope rescue system using the Arizona Vortex and a twin-tensioned line to lower the rescuer down to Shelby. “At about 100 feet down into the shaft, the rescuer packaged and secured the dog for transport to the surface. The technical rope team raised them to the surface, where Shelby was reunited with her owners. “She was evaluated by an Animal Enforcement Officer and upon initial assessment appears to only have a few bumps and bruises. Great job by everyone today and it was truly amazing that Shelby survived that fall."

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