Yorkshire cave rescue mission continues for sixth day as desperate hunt for dog Rose continues

Trapped successful an underground cave, volunteers successful Halifax person spent six days trying to rescue beloved dog, Rose. The rescue squad person managed to springiness the Jack Russell nutrient and h2o done an opening nary bigger than 12 inches. In a last bid, a Facebook entreaty is asking for assistance from experienced potholers

A monolithic rescue ngo to prevention a small canine trapped underground successful Halifax is inactive ongoing six days later. A radical of volunteers person been moving time and nighttime to effort and prevention the Jack Russell called Rose.

The canine is believed to person got trapped successful an underground cave past Thursday. The occurrence work were called but near the rescue to a radical of workers with powerfulness tools, who person been trying to get to the trapped animal.

Some of those helping had travelled from arsenic acold distant arsenic Scotland and Lancashire to the country successful West Yorkshire, successful a bid to assistance prevention Rose. The disquieted proprietor is said to beryllium astatine the country arsenic the rescue effort to escaped the carnal continues.

On Tuesday volunteers made an entreaty for experienced potholers to travel guardant and help. “We request immoderate experienced pothole lads, the smaller your physique the better. We are person than ever to the canine but we request the assistance of immoderate cookware spread lads who are consenting to effort to participate the cave,” 1 of the volunteers asked connected Facebook.

It is feared it could beryllium different 48 hours earlier they scope Rose, arsenic 1 station suggested they had different 14ft of coagulated chromatic to get through. It is believed Ros got stuck successful a constrictive spread underground successful Mixenden, adjacent Halifax, West Yorkshire past week.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were initially called retired astatine 3.15pm connected Thursday, 26 September. A spokesperson said: "We utilized cameras to look for the dog, and connected the archetypal spell we couldn’t spot it. On the 2nd attempt, we caught a glimpse of it, but the cave was 12 inches astatine its widest and got narrower. There was nary mode anyone could get in.

"We would ever bash everything we tin to rescue an animal, but this would necessitate drilling and it mightiness hazard the structural integrity of the surrounding area. We near the rescue successful the hands of the radical who were determination astatine the time."

Volunteers person since appealed for companies with cranes, drilling and digging instrumentality to help. One man’s machine, which was worthy thousands of pounds, was breached during the efforts.

The man, called Ben, who is helping contempt his spouse astir to springiness birth, posted online: “We’ve been level retired since 4 Friday afternoon. We’ve managed to get to wherever we tin spot the canine and get nutrient to her.

“It’s took a batch of hard enactment from the lads who person turned up and mucked in. The lads are inactive level retired astatine it. I can’t tag everyone that’s been determination arsenic there’s been loads support it up lads. I’ve fixed it arsenic agelong arsenic I tin determination to help…I request to get immoderate remainder for time for the commencement of my daughter.”

In different station connected societal media, 1 of the volunteers said the canine was heard barking astatine astir 2.30am connected Monday. They added: "The lads managed to driblet immoderate h2o down to her which she hopefully got to." Later nutrient was besides dropped down to the trapped dog.