A dog had to be rescued from a mineshaft near Castlemaine by a specialist CFA team last Saturday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The CFA’s Oscar 1 mine rescue unit was called in from Bendigo to retrieve the poodle cross from the mineshaft in Specimen Gully Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CFA Oscar 1 team leader Daniel McMahon said the dog had wandered down the hill and stumbled approximately 25 metres down into an abandoned mineshaft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The owner was quick to contact emergency services and when we got the call out we put a team together and headed down to assist,” Mr McMahon said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The three Oscar 1 members were joined on site by two members from Castlemaine and Elphinstone and a couple of local CFA volunteers who had turned out to offer assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“From the time we arrive on site the rescue takes around an hour. The dog was successfully rescued and fortunately was uninjured,” Mr McMahon said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Local Castlemaine Fire Brigade and Oscar 1 team member Trent Dempster was sent down to retrieve the dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The dog was pretty excited to be reunited with its owner,” Mr McMahon said.
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“The owner took it to the vet for a check up afterwards and let us know that fortunately it was okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It is a timely reminder to walkers and dog owners to be very wary when out enjoying the local bushland.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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