Dog rescued from mining pit, and more

A little brown dog was rescued from a disused diamond mine eight days after falling 700 feet into the pit.

Dog rescued from mining pit

A little brown dog was rescued from a disused diamond mine in Kimberley, South Africa, eight days after falling 700 feet into the pit. The canine, nicknamed Underdog by concerned members of the public, was spotted swimming in a pool of water at the bottom of the pit known as the Big Hole. An emergency operation was mounted, but rescuers at first found the pit’s rim too unstable to work from. As the days went by, Underdog rested on a ledge, surviving on scraps of food thrown down by passersby. In a five-hour operation this week, he was finally hoisted up and declared safe and well.

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