Dog rescued from cliff

  • Fannin County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Firefighter Corey Shaw pushes Finn to safety while EMA Communications Officer John Reel, Firefighter Channing Johnstone, Firefighter/First Responder Virginia Jones, Firefighter Brad Beavers, EMA Deputy Director Patrick Cooke and an individual with Evolutionary K9 help from above.
    Fannin County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Firefighter Corey Shaw pushes Finn to safety while EMA Communications Officer John Reel, Firefighter Channing Johnstone, Firefighter/First Responder Virginia Jones, Firefighter Brad Beavers, EMA Deputy Director Patrick Cooke and an individual with Evolutionary K9 help from above.
  • Kathy and Pete Kaup, back, waited anxiously for the rescue of their dog, Finn, after he had gotten stuck on a dirt cliff next to their home. Channing Johnstone kneels after returning Finn back to his owners Wednesday, June 2.
    Kathy and Pete Kaup, back, waited anxiously for the rescue of their dog, Finn, after he had gotten stuck on a dirt cliff next to their home. Channing Johnstone kneels after returning Finn back to his owners Wednesday, June 2.
  • Sitting on a straight-up incline about 60 feet from the ground, Fannin County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Firefighter Corey Shaw rappelled down to rescue a dog named Finn who had been stuck possibly overnight. Aid from EMA, Animal Control, the Sheriff’s Department as well as Evolutionary K9 rescue were on scene during the Wednesday, June 2, rescue.
    Sitting on a straight-up incline about 60 feet from the ground, Fannin County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Firefighter Corey Shaw rappelled down to rescue a dog named Finn who had been stuck possibly overnight. Aid from EMA, Animal Control, the Sheriff’s Department as well as Evolutionary K9 rescue were on scene during the Wednesday, June 2, rescue.

    Having been missing all night, Finn, a herding dog, was reunited with his owners, Kathy and Pete Kaup, with thanks to many of Fannin County’s first responders.

    Shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, Fannin County Animal Control responded to a report of a dog in a compromising position off Appalachian Highway in Blue Ridge.

    This position was around 60 feet above level ground in the middle of a cliff and nearly 20 feet from the top.

    With Fannin County’s Emergency Management Agency (EMA), Animal Control and Sheriff’s Office, as well as Evolutionary K9 on the scene, Corey Shaw with EMA rappelled down the steep embankment, and Finn was rescued safely before being reunited with his owners.

    Kathy Kaup said she and her family had just moved to Blue Ridge a week prior to the incident and were unaware their neighboring property dropped off so steeply.