Dog cliff escape

Margaret Williamson from Belfast was on holiday in Ballycastle when her dog Laddy a Springer spaniel went missing. Laddy went missing on Saturday a week ago when my husband was out for a walk, we searched everywhere all around the cliff. We placed posters all over Ballycastle; we would stay at the caravan site not wanting to leave without Laddy. On Easter Sunday man in a boat spotted the dog out on rocks and tried to get him to swim out to his boat, but Laddy refused. The boat man contacted the Coastguard and they rushed to the dogs rescue. A cliff technician scaled the cliff and winched Laddy to safety.


Move over Lassie, Laddy is Northern Ireland's new wonder dog.
The miracle hound fell 130 ft off a cliff on the Antrim coast and survived for eight days, trapped in a cave. We are happy to have recovered Laddy, we used a harness and winch to get it back to the top of the cliff. Laddy was very dehydrated; he had hurt his leg and lost a lot of weight, but some how he survived. We found the number of the owner in a local chip shop and contacted them. The family is delighted to have Laddy back.