Dog missing for week 'with only rainwater to survive' rescued from cliff edge

A man visiting the area had come across Loki trapped on a rocky ledge below a cliff edge after hearing him barking.

15th Jul 2024

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A dog who had been missing for a week and “had only had rainwater to survive” was rescued from a cliff edge on Sunday.

The 60kg Cane Corso, named Loki, was reported missing from Sheigra beach close to the harbour village of Kinlochbervie.

Despite extensive search efforts by the dog’s owners and members of the local community, he had remained missing for seven days.

Loki was eventually found by a man visiting the area on Sunday who discovered him trapped on a rocky ledge below a cliff after hearing him barking.

Miraculously, the dog appeared to be uninjured and “in reasonable condition given he had only had rainwater to survive on for the past 170 hours”, Assynt Mountain Rescue Team said.

A small group of rescuers were deployed to the area who met with the gentleman who had found Loki.

Upon risk assessing the situation, they said a simple technical rescue involving an empty one tonne aggregate sack was executed.

Finally at around 12.30am on Monday, Loki was safely at the top of the cliff and on his way down to await collection by his owners in the early hours of this morning.

Loki’s owner shared her gratitude for his rescuers on social media, posting: “We are forever grateful for saving Loki! Thank you.”