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Daredevil dog chickens out, gets rescued

Dog attempts ropeless apartment building climb but gets stuck
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Crews held out a tarp and hopped on a lift to rescue the dog, standing at a ledge to the right,

Construction workers rescued a daredevil dog who tried walking on an apartment ledge three stories up the Soleil apartment complex on Main Street.

In true Squamish climber fashion, the canine, which was living in an apartment unit, saw the window was open and decided to step outside and free solo its way onto a ledge.

However, it quickly realized it didn’t have the skills for a rope-free climb and froze when it reached the end.

“I went up to the third floor and I tried knocking on the door, but there was nobody home,” said Ken Chan of Prospex Development.

“Called the strata manager here, tried contacting the owners, and we couldn’t get a hold of the owner.”

Without any responses from the owner, workers took it upon themselves to rescue the dog.

Crews operated a lift to raise rescuers to the ledge. Workers brought the dog down.

Several people held out tarps below to catch the canine in case it fell.

Nearby, a dog sitter living in the complex had seen the whole thing, and took in the rescued canine.

The sitter will be trying to reunite the pooch with its owner, Chan said.

Chan said it was a team effort.

Many people helped out, including the SVR Construction Team and Debora Jurado, the safety officer at the site, he said.

 

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