On Saturday (September 17) police were called out to an unusual rescue after a dog fell over the cliff at Pat Morton Lookout, Lennox Head, onto an inaccessible rock ledge.
About 9.30am (September, 17) Stella the dog was going for a walk along a track at the top of the cliff with her owner.
At a point in time Stella got ‘a little over excited’, according to police and took a wrong turn that resulted in her falling down the headland on to a rock ledge about 10 – 15 metres down.
Stella’s owner contacted 000 and as a result the Ballina SES and the Police Rescue Squad from Lismore were activated.
A short time later, senior constable Stirling abseiled down the cliff and, with a dog harness kindly provided by a member of the public, Stella was lifted and hauled back up the cliff to a very relieved owner.
Police at their best!
Brilliant! Another example of great community policing.