“Do not worry, Daisy it’s found safe” With this phrase the members of the mountain rescue team after attending one of the most curious emergencies of the last years.
A total of 16 people participated in the five-hour operation, carried out last Sunday the 26th, to bring the victim to a safe area.
Daisy had suffered an accident in Wasdale, England, and was unable to walk. The curious thing about the case is that the victim is an adult female of the San Bernardo breed, the dogs world famous for their ability to rescue people.
Rescue team at Daisy Shuttle Operations (Wasdale mountain rescue / AP)
Daisy’s human family explained that the animal fell by a margin as they descended from Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England (978 meters above sea level), in Cumbria County within the Lake District National Park.
Daisy, who weighs about 55 kilos, showed signs of pain in the hind legs and did not want to move, so they decided to ask the rescue teams for help.
After consulting with a veterinarian’s office, the members of the mountain assistance group administered a pain reliever to the animal and began the operation to transport it on a stretcher.
Rescue volunteer team members reassuring Daisy (Wasdale mountain rescue / AP)
Daisy needed a bit of persuasion and some goodies before settling in with her chin resting on the stretcher’s head protector as she was dragged.
Rescuers said it was not that different from helping out troubled humans.
“I think Daisy probably knows, even though she can’t say it, how grateful she is,” the owner explained in statements released by the BBC and reproduced by AP. She and her husband praised the work of the rescue team, all of whom are volunteers.
The animal crashed near the Scafell Pike. The highest peak in England (Wasdale mountain rescue / AP)
St. Bernard dogs were originally bred to help with rescues in the Alps, but rescuers say Daisy proved to be the perfect victim.
In a humorous and friendly tone, Phil Hall, leader of the rescue team noted on his profile in Facebook: “Apparently, Daisy feels a little guilty and a little embarrassed for disappointing the image of her cousins’working‘in the alpine snows with barrels of brandy around his neck.’
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