Sandi ’s owner insisted she be slay from the ravine first .
Texas firefighter performed a technical roofy rescue to help a andiron and her owner out of a 50 - foot ravine Sunday .
Sandi is a nearly 15 - year - oldgolden retriever - colliemix who Diane and Chad McManus rescued in 2006 . “ She can just walk , she ’s gotbad arthritisand she ’s indifferent , ” Diane severalise the Montgomery County Police newsman .
At some point Saturday , Sandi meander between the McManuses’chain - contact fenceand the neighbor ’s wood fence . The McManuses ’ yard backs up to a mystifying ravine that has widen over clip because of erosion from a drain ditch . They conceive Sandi ’s ricketiness and inability to see in the dark caused her to fall into the ravine , the Police newsman wrote .
The McManuses and their friends explore for Sandi but were initially unsuccessful . The next morning , Chad felt confident that Sandi had descend into the ravine . He slid down , and after a 30 - bit search , he found her injured and desiccate . Chad called his married woman to get her know he had find Sandi , and Diane instantly address 911 to assist get both of them out of the ravine .
Needham Fire and Rescue make it on the scenery and immediately called The Woodlands Fire Department Technical Rescue Team for aid with thelow - slant rescue .
Chad had no harm , so he insisted that Sandi be remove first . The fire fighter set a vest on Sandi and bring her up the steep paries to base hit . Once Sandi was out , Chad was hooked to a deliverance pipeline and climbed out . A Needham firefighter channel Sandi to a veterinary infirmary to receive care for her injuries .
“ Very successful rescue and great team effort by all , ” Assistant Chief of Operations for Needham Fire and Rescue William Dicker separate the Montgomery County Police newsperson .
According to aMontgomery County Police Reporter updateto the story , Sandi requires operating theatre for a fractured front leg and an MRI of her back leg and hip arena .
