Cave divers in Missouri rescued a dog they said had been missing for two months.
Rick Haley was with other cave divers at a caving project in Perry County in southeastern Missouri when a group discovered the missing dog.
The dog was not in good shape, Haley said in a Facebook post about the rescue mission. We package the dog in a duffel bag with her head sticking out. It was to protect her and the rescuers, as she would likely struggle. Haley and a fellow cave diver facilitated the rescue of the dog, who he says was totally cooperative. The 500 feet moved her to a very tight, awkward, vertical climb, handing her hand to the surface, Haley said. She was happy to be out! According to Haley, the dog's owner claimed her and said she had been missing since June 9.
One commenter on Haley's Facebook post asked how the dog ended up in the cave in the first place.
In response to the comment, Haley said there has been an awfully lot of water run through this cave since June.
The commenter asked if the dog was swept into the cave during a flood, Haley responded.