Lethbridge Fire Department perform a rescue in the Coulees, May 29, 2022 (Photo: Lethbridge Fire Department)

By Drew Stremick/LethbridgeNewsNOW

Dog rescued after falling in Lethbridge coulees

May 30, 2022 | 9:19 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services Technical Rescue Team was called out to the coulees just after 12:25 p.m. on May 28 to help rescue a dog that had fallen off an embarkment, as well as a bystander who had tried to help.

Warren Nelson with Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services says the bystander became stuck trying to help the dog to safety.

“A bystander had gotten down to the dog, but once he got there it was unsafe for him to try and get out of there,” said Nelson. “Our rescue team came and got the dog and the bystander off the cliff face.”

According to Nelson, situations like this are not very frequent.

“Usually once or twice a summer we get called to help someone who’s stuck in an awkward place in the coulees, that we need to get our Technical Rescue Team to help them out of the situation,” Nelson said.

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