Incredible Irish dog survives 300-foot cliff dive into the Atlantic

Incredible Irish dog survives 300-foot cliff dive into the Atlantic
(Image credit: Twitter.com/VimesTheDog)

On Sunday, a fox terrier and beloved family pet named Vimes escaped his owners for a look at the Atlantic Ocean from the cliffs of Lookout Point Dunlicky in Ireland.

The curious dog got an unexpected swim. Vimes lost his footing and plunged over 300 feet (about 91 meters) from the edge, his body traveling past a jagged cliff face and into the wild surf.

Of course Vimes already had an existing social media presence, from which his gratitude could be announced. --Michael Brendan Dougherty

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Michael Brendan Dougherty is senior correspondent at TheWeek.com. He is the founder and editor of The Slurve, a newsletter about baseball. His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, ESPN Magazine, Slate and The American Conservative.