Nanaimo rope team rescues frantic terrier stuck on ledge

A Nanaimosearch and rescue team hasreunited a very happy dog with a very happyowner after a harrowing trip over a cliff.

Theterrier named Benson was out for a walknear the Vancouver Island city on Wednesday when he chased after something in the bushes.

The dog ended up going over a steep ledge, and gotstuck.

A team from Nanaimo SAR was called to help.

"When we got there the dog was actually howling and crying and we felt quite badly for him. He was obviously distressed," saidpresident Carly Trobridge.

"The actual embankment is fairly steep, very mossy, so quite slippery," she said.

"Had the owner tried to go down themselves, we would have actually been in a position of likely rescuing a human as well as the dog."

A rope system was set up and a team member rappelled over the edge of the embankment to reach the dog, Trobridge said.

After that, the team was able to lower both dog and rescuer evenfurther down to flat ground.

"He was pretty cold, really tired, but otherwise in good shape," she said.

"He was pretty happy when he ran out to his owner. It was a neat reunion to see."