“After about 90 minutes the dog emerged safe and sound, albeit a little shaken and very pleased to return to the owners.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Woodend crews returned to station around 1.30am the next morning after a four-hour effort in very difficult conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident followed another rescue involving the OSCAR crews in which a bull-arab named Bruno spent a night underground in the Castlemaine Diggings National Park on December 4.
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Incident controller David Button from Chewton Fire Brigade said the dog’s owner and a friend had been out exploring tunnels when the dog fell into a shaft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe owner couldn\u2019t find Bruno that day despite a thorough search, so he returned the next morning,” Mr Button said.
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\u201cThat\u2019s when he shimmied up to edge of the shaft, shone a light down the shaft, and saw the dog walk across the beam of light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was probably a 20 or 30-metre drop but the dog wasn\u2019t scratched or limping, and seemed not to be injured in any way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Button said they also called in the OSCAR crew to help with the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe set up an area for the team who brought in their gear, went down the shaft, and found the dog, which was completely fine and in good spirits,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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