Dog rescued from a cliff in Mercer County, 100 feet above the Kentucky River

MERCERCOUNTY,Ky.(LEX18)—OnThursday,firstrespondersrescuedadogstrandedonacliffinMercerCountyabout100feetabovetheKentuckyRiver. AccordingtoJessamineCountyEmergencyManagement,theMercerCountyFireProtectionDistrictrequestedtheassistanceofJessamineCountyforroperescuetechniciansaftertheyweremadeawareofananimalindistress. JCEMsaysthatthey,alongwithJessamineFire,NicholasvilleFire,andJessamineAnimalCareandControl,respondedtothescene.Theywereabletobuildaropesystemonafarmoverlookingthecliffandgainaccesstowherethedogwasstranded. AccordingtoJCEM,NicholasvilleFireDepartmentCaptainMichaelPricewasselectedtohelpintherescueduetohisexperiencewithanimals.Hewasabletogainthedog’strustandapplyamuzzleandharnesstorescueit. Severalcrewsassessedthedog’scondition,andachipwasfound,accordingtoJCEM.Theyareworkingtocontacttheregisteredowners. JCEMsaysthatitisunknownhowlongthedogwasstrandedontheclifforhowitendedupwhereitwaslocated. Belo