Dog saved by lifeboat crew after 200ft cliff plunge

A pet dog has been saved after it plunged 200ft down a cliff.

Tue, 11 Jun, 2013 - 01:00

The dramatic rescue took place on Sunday when Luca, a pointer, fell to the bottom of Howth Head, north Co Dublin.

Lifeboat crews sailed to the scene and scaled rocks to reach the dog.

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