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Mountain Lion Tracking Dog Falls Down 50' Well In El Dorado County

CAMINO (CBS13) - Rescue crews had to hoist a dog out of a deep hole it fell into while tracking a mountain lion.

According to the El Dorado County Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 3556, crews responded to an old well off Meyers Road in the Camino area on Tuesday. Apparently, a dog had fallen down a 50' deep well.

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The deep well the dog had fallen into. (Credit: El Dorado County Professional Firefighters - IAFF Local 3556)

The dog had been trying to track a mountain lion that has been killing goats recently.

Rescue crews were lowered into the well and were able to get the dog out.

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The dog after being pulled out of the well. (Credit: The deep well the dog had fallen into. (Credit: El Dorado County Professional Firefighters - IAFF Local 3556)

The dog was not injured.

 

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