Woman Dies Trying To Rescue Dog From Cliff
POSTED: 8:22 am PST February 12,
2005
UPDATED: 8:20 am PST February 12,
2005
ENUMCLAW, Wash. -- A woman died Friday after falling about 350 feet off a cliff near Enumclaw, Wash., while trying to rescue a dog.Police say the 30-year-old woman was hiking with two female friends and their four dogs near the Mud Mountain Dam, located about 45 miles southeast of Seattle.One of the dogs ran ahead of them on the trail high above the White River and fell over the edge. The dog landed on a ledge about 10 feet below the trail but the women could not reach it.
Deputies say the woman then tried holding on to a branch as she attempted to reach out to the dog. But the branch broke and she fell. Her identity is not immediately available.King County Sheriff's Deputy Ed Christian told KIRO-TV in Seattle that the dog survived.
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