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Not a Mountain Goat: Metchosin Firefighters Rescue Goat that Fell Down Cliff
Firefighters and rope rescue technicians lowered the animal to safety and reunited it with its owner after an overnight cliffside rescue.
- On Monday, Oct. 5, the Metchosin Fire Department rescued a domestic goat stranded on a cliff-face ledge after the animal tumbled over the edge on its owner's property the previous night.
- Firefighters faced challenging conditions requiring extensive preparation; crews cleared broom the size of small trees before trained rope rescue technicians descended the cliff face to reach the stranded animal.
- Sisters Shannon Burnside and Melony Gilbert watched from a front-row seat as the climber used treats to calm the animal and carefully harnessed her, navigating a close call with falling rock.
- When the pair reached the ground, onlookers broke into applause; Burnside described it as "such a heart filling event to witness" as the goat was reunited with its relieved owner.
- This rescue demonstrates the diverse skills of Metchosin Fire members, who regularly train in technical rope operations and remain prepared for a wide range of emergency calls involving both people and animals.
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Cliffhanger: B.C. firefighters offer helping hoof to stranded goat
A Metchosin domestic goat with mountain goat-like ambitions found itself in a rather precarious situation and in need of a little help getting all four hooves back on solid ground. The animal spent Sunday night (Oct. 4) stranded on a cliff-face ledge on its owner’s property after tumbling over the edge and finding itself unable to scramble back to safety. To the rescue came the Metchosin Fire Department. Firefighters and trained rope rescue tech…
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