Cavers Exploring in Western Virginia Rescue ‘Miracle’ Dog Found 40 to 50 Feet Down in Cave

Published on July 11, 2024

NARROWS, Va.—One very lucky dog is recovering at a shelter after a group of cavers said their excursion into a western Virginia cave over the weekend turned into a rescue mission when they found her 40 to 50 feet underground. Dave Jackson and Jesse Rochette of Colorado-based educational cave simulator company CaveSim on Sunday headed to Narrows in Giles County to explore Giant Caverns with a local couple, Jackson said by telephone on Wednesday. The first member of their party started down into the funnel-shaped cave and spotted something unusual—a dog. “He said, ‘Whoa! There’s a dog down here!’” Mr. Rochette said. “And I asked if it was alive and he said ‘Yes!’”...

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