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A pet dog has incredibly survived a fall over the edge of a 515ft cliff as the Coastguard came to the rescue when her owner got stuck in the mud attempting to find her.
Laney was being walked along a coastal path off her lead when she spotted an animal and chased after it before tumbling over the cliff edge in Eype, Dorset.
The Whippet crossed American Bull Dog plummeted over the steep drop at Thorncombe Beacon before landing on a plateau 150ft below.
Horrified owner Mark Hetherington walked 2.5miles to get to the bottom of the beach and started climbing towards Laney's position, but got stuck in the mud 30ft up.
Emergency services including the coastguard and fire service were scrambled after Laney the dog tumbled over the cliff edge at Thorncombe Beacon in Dorset and fell 150ft onto a plateau
In a bid to rescue Laney (pictured), owner Mark Hetherington (left) headed down to the beach before climbing up the cliff face but got stuck in the mud himself and also had to be rescued
A fire service rescue team was dispatched to him and coastguard cliff rescue technicians went over the cliff-edge to look for four-year-old Laney.
They eventually found her in undergrowth apparently unharmed. She was placed in an animal rescue bag and lifted back to the cliff-top, where she was reunited with her relieved owners.
West Bay Coastguard, Lyme Regis Coastguard, Beer Coastguard and Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Rescue were involved in the four-and-a-half hour rescue after being called at 12pm yesterday.
Mr Hetherington, paying tribute to them afterwards,
