A rescue team from Tennessee, USA, was surprised by a bear while saving a dog trapped in a cave.
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Charlie, the dog, spent three days trapped nearly 12 meters deep in an “extremely narrow cave” on English Mountain in eastern Tennessee, according to a Facebook post by the Waldens Creek Volunteer Fire Department.
A team composed of “rope rescue technicians” from various fire departments set out on a mission to save Charlie last Tuesday (10), the post says.
The team walked to the cave entrance, where Firefighter Tori Downing and Captain Jon Lanier descended into the cave.
“Things took a turn when Firefighter Downing rounded a corner and found a bear sleeping five feet below her and the trapped hunting dog farther in the cave system.”
Charlie’s companion was a 2-year-old black bear weighing about 90 kilograms, according to the Waldens Creek Volunteer Fire Department.
The rescue team left the cave and set up cameras to monitor when the bear would leave the cave. On Wednesday (11), they determined that the bear “had left the cave and did not return.”
After the bear’s departure, the volunteers turned their attention to rescuing Charlie. Three firefighters descended into the cave using a rope system. According to the volunteers, Charlie was “dehydrated and hungry, but in otherwise good condition.”
On Facebook, the Waldens Creek Volunteer Fire Department thanked the entire rescue team and the people who worked together to make it happen. “It was truly a team effort that required all these departments to make it a success,” they said.
