Iso Survived 160ft Mine Shaft Fall Radnor Cornwall

Iso saved by Firefighters after falling down a 160ft Mine Shaft

Brian Saunders dog 'Iso' escapes after falling 160ft down a disused mine shaft and being lost for 24 hours.Brian had been playing a round of golf at Radnor in Cornwall when his dog bolted into some bushes.Mr Saunders and friends scoured the area but Iso remained undiscovered until the next day when his barking was heard from the mine.
Iso escaped with a minor cut to his head and a "dented muzzle", but was in "good spirits" said rescuers.Continue reading the main storyStart QuoteFirefighters were alerted after Sprocker spaniel Iso was heard the next day by a man living nearby.They said Iso could have been knocked unconscious by the fall, which was why he was not found earlier.A firefighter abseiled down the shaft to a ledge where Iso lay. They said he was winning and wagging his tail to see his saviour.Commander Dave Carlisle, of Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service, said: "It made our day when we found him." He said the shaft had thick undergrowth around it.Retired pharmacist Mr Saunders, from Falmout,h said: "It was a miracle when he came out."I'm very proud of him."“Mr Saunders took ownership of his pet after Iso failed to become a police sniffer dog. He said a police handler had found Iso's first interest was hunting, not retrieving.
"It was his enthusiasm that got the better of him, but he will be on a lead in the future."

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