RESCUERS were called help recover a dog that had fallen 30ft onto rocks near St Mary's Island, Whitley Bay today.
As the dog weighed more than eight stone and appeared to have spinal injuries a basket stretcher was used to retrieve the animal which was carried 300m across the rocks and back to the Island Causeway.
The dog was then placed on a stretcher and taken to a vets in Gosforth.
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