Cliff rescue for trapped dog reaches seventh day

Rescue efforts to reach a dog trapped 26ft (8m) into a cliff face have reached their seventh day.

Rose the Jack Russell has been stuck for a week after falling into a steep and slippery section of the cliff between Illingworth and Halifax.

Volunteers have been working at the site each day despite fears over safety, with heavy machinery used to drill into the rock.

Those involved in rescue attempts have been able to get food and water down to Rose, with volunteers believing they were hours away from reaching the pet.

A community fundraiser had raised more than £6,000 in order to help repair broken tools.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service previously said its crews could hear barking when they attended on Thursday, but they could not locate the dog.

They also felt the rock face could not be drilled into without causing structural damage, and as a result they had left the rescue in the hands of the dog's owner.

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