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Stranded sheep dog rescued from cliff in Ireland

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Stranded sheep dog rescued from cliff in Ireland
Stranded sheep dog rescued from cliff in Ireland

Aerial footage shows a team of rescuers working to save a sheep dog stuck on a cliff in Comeragh Mountains

SHOWS: COMERAGH MOUNTAINS, IRELAND (APRIL 11, 2020) (SOUTH EASTERN MOUNTAIN RESCUE - NO RESALE / MUST ON SCREEN COURTESY South Eastern Mountain Rescue) 1.

(Mute) VARIOUS OF AERIAL FOOTAGE OF DOG RUBY STUCK ON CLIFF 2.

(Mute) RUBY'S OWNER STANDING OVER CLIFF AND LOOKING DOWN 3.

VARIOUS OF RESCUE TEAM MEMBERS WALKING WITH EQUIPMENT 4.

AERIAL FOOTAGE FROM COAST GUARD HELICOPTER 5.

VARIOUS OF RESCUE TEAM MEMBERS WALKING FROM HELICOPTER AND CARRYING EQUIPMENT 6.

RESCUE TEAM MEMBERS SETTING UP ROPE 7.

(Mute) VARIOUS OF AERIAL FOOTAGE OF RESCUE TEAM MEMBER LOWERED DOWN CLIFF USING ROPE 8.

(Mute) VARIOUS OF AERIAL FOOTAGE OF RESCUE TEAM MEMBER AND RUBY ON SIDE OF CLIFF, RUBY COMING CLOSER TO RESCUER AND RUNNING AWAY FROM RESCUER 9.

VARIOUS OF RESCUE TEAM MEMBER STANDING NEAR HELICOPTER, RESCUE TEAM MEMBERS WALKING TOWARDS CLIFF WITH EQUIPMENT 10.

(Mute) RUBY RUNNING UP TO TOP AND REUNITING WITH OWNER 11.

RESCUE TEAM MEMBERS CLIMBING UP 12.

(Mute) RESCUE TEAM MEMBERS STANDING TOGETHER, RUBY WALKING AWAY WITH OWNER STORY: A team of rescuers saved a working dog named Ruby that got stuck on a cliff while rounding up sheep in Ireland's Comeragh Mountains on Saturday (April 11).

Video shared on social media shows rescuers from South Eastern Mountain Rescue and the Irish Coast Guard combining efforts to help guide the stranded dog back to the top of the mountain and reunite it with its owner.

Ruby followed a sheep that went down the cliff's edge while out with her owner but got stuck along a ledge and couldn't find her way up the cliff, South Eastern Mountain Rescue said.

"It took several hours, between getting to the cliff top, setting up the ropes, trying to persuade Ruby to trust the stranger in the red jacket, getting more equipment and setting up more ropes and finally walking off the mountain," South Eastern Mountain Rescue told Reuters in an email.

"After a lot of bribing with treats, calling and cajoling, Ruby was eventually ushered into a gully that gave her a path to the top where she was reunited with her very relieved owner," South Eastern Mountain Rescue said.

(Production: Natalia Oriol)

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