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Vol 2 No 32 THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2022 ISSN 2653-1550
HERO DOG CALL LEVI Ryan’s twilight exploration of a bush track has seen two malnourished dogs rescued from an abandonded mine shaft.
The 17-year-old East Loddon P12 College student heard barks from two dogs 20 metres down a shaft in Tarnagulla bushland on his nightly mountain bike ride last Wednesday. Levi had ridden down a track off Poseidon Road. “I hadn’t been on this track before,” he said. A phone call to mother Yvette and then to emergency services triggered a rescue operation by the specialist Bendigo-based CFA team Oscar 1. Tarnagulla’s Leading Senior Constable Denis Farrell praised Levi for raising the alarm. “Levi and his mum helped guide emergency services to the mine shaft and they were there when the two dogs were winched to the surface just before 9 o’clock,” Senior Constable Farrell said. CFA volunteers from Tarnagulla, Woodstock West, Dunolly
and Maryborough were also part of the night rescue operation as rain continued to fall. Rescuers found one of the dogs curled on top the other for warmth. Levi said: “I was so really pleased that the dogs were rescued and will survive. It’s so sad that this happened but also great that there has been a good ending.” Yvette said: “They (the dogs) were so skinny.” The mixed breed dogs were taken to Loddon Shire rangers and treated by veterinary surgeons. Senior Constable Farrell said the dogs’ owners had been located in Tarnagulla last Thursday. “The dogs have apparently been at large for more than two weeks,” he said. “The female was heavily pregnant. Someone may have information of hand-reared puppies being prepared for sale in the local area.” Senior Constable Farrell asked anyone with information to contact Tarnagulla police, Loddon Shire or Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000.
Levi Ryan and Senior Constable Denis Farrell at the shaft. LH PHOTO
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