‘Extremely lucky’: teen and pup OK after slide down B.C. embankment

Lengthy rescue operation extracts pair after rocky, 200-metre plunge near Elko

A teen and his dog are safe after falling an estimated 200 metres down an embankment in southeastern British Columbia and landing just shy of a river.

Hockley said the boy’s friends called 911 after he fell and rescuers were able to speak to him on his cellphone while they formulated a plan. Crews had to be careful not to knock additional loose rocks or debris off the cliff as they made their way down, Hockley said.

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