In this Dec. 1, 2021, photo provided by the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, rescued dog Jessie Lee is seen in Colorado Springs, Colo. The dog went missing for two weeks and was rescued from a ledge about 50 yards above a creek and is now back home. An animal control officer with the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region anchored herself to a wooden fence and rappelled down to the dog, who immediately wagged her tail and crawled towards the officer during the Dec. 1 rescue, the humane society said Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, on Facebook. (Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region via AP)
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A dog missing for two weeks in Colorado was rescued from a ledge about 50 yards (46 meters) above a creek and is now back home.
An animal control officer with the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region anchored herself to a wooden fence and rappelled down to the dog using a mountaineering harness and rope provided by a man living nearby during the Dec. 1 rescue, the humane society said Monday on Facebook.
The dog later identified through her microchip and tag as Jessie Lee immediately wagged her and crawled towards the officer but the ground started slipping out from underneath the dog, the humane society said.
The officer put a catchpole around the dog's neck and shoulder to slowly pull Jessie Lee closer safely so she would not fall. Another officer then lowered a second rope which was tied into a makeshift harness for the dog and pulled them both up to safety, the humane society said.
Jessie Lee was reunited with her owners, who had been looking for daily since she went missing two weeks ago, the humane society said.
In this Dec. 1, 2021, photo provided by the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, a dog later identified as Jessie Lee is seen stuck on a ledge above a creek in Colorado Springs, Colo. The dog went missing for two weeks and was rescued from the ledge and is now back home. An animal control officer with the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region anchored herself to a wooden fence and rappelled down to the dog, who immediately wagged her tail and crawled towards the officer during the Dec. 1 rescue, the humane society said Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, on Facebook. (Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region via AP)
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In this Dec. 1, 2021, photo provided by the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, an unidentified animal control officer with the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region maneuvers toward a dog stranded on a ledge below in Colorado Springs, Colo. The dog, Jessie Lee, went missing for two weeks and was rescued from the ledge about 50 yards above a creek and is now back home. The officer anchored herself to a wooden fence and rappelled down to the dog, who immediately wagged her tail and crawled towards the officer during the Dec. 1 rescue, the humane society said Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, on Facebook. (Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region via AP)
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