A man and his dog had to be rescued by emegrency services after falling 15 feet down a ravine in North Yorkshire.

The incident, which happened in Pickering, was reported to North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service at 4:49pm yesterday afternoon (Saturday, November 5).

Crews, including one equipped with animal rescue equipment, were sent to the location to help rescue both the man and the dog.

On arrival the man had managed to return to the path, the crews believe he had left the path initially to rescue the dog, and we were thankful he was safe and well.

The dog still needed to be rescued though, at that point, known to be actually 50 feet down the ravine, not the 15 they initially thought.

An assessment of the scene was carried out and it was deemed crews would require the help of their colleagues at Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team.

Luckily, just before 8pm Roxy, a two-year-old Patterdale Terrier, was brought to safety. It is believed she had got distracted by a squirrel on her walk which led to the fall.

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