Dog rescued after falling down a cliff in Newhaven (From The Argus)

Dog rescued after falling down a cliff in Newhaven

2:05pm Wednesday 2nd January 2008 in

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A dog had to be rescued by coastguards after slipping down a cliff.

Cacey, an Alsation-Bassett hound cross, became stuck some 15ft from the clifftop near Newhaven Fort, Newhaven, at about 2pm on Tuesday.

Cacey's owners raised the alarm and the Newhaven coastguard team launched a rescue attempt.

Despite it being new year's day, ten members of the coastguard team were mobilised and winched themselves down to rescue the ten-year-old dog.

A coastguard spokesman urged dog owners to be aware of the dangers of walking along the Sussex cliffs.