BLACKSTONE, MASS. (WHDH) - A woman is recovering after she was pulled to safety from a ravine in Blackstone Wednesday, family members and local officials said.
Firefighters shared video of the rescue at the Blackstone Gorge.
Later speaking with 7NEWS, the woman’s husband said she had taken their two dogs for a walk after taking them to the vet. While walking, one of the two dogs slipped and fell into the gorge. The woman’s husband said she went in after her pet.
“She found the dog pretty much at the bottom of the ravine, so then she jumped down to the bottom of the ravine to try to get her our,” the husband said.
Then, though, the woman got stuck.
“She looked up and pretty much there was a no win situation of her getting herself out of there,” the woman’s husband said.
The husband, who did not want to be identified, said his wife had a cell phone and called her mother who called 911.
Video showed part of the ensuing rescue as crews worked to haul the woman up a steep slope, tying ropes to trees before carrying the woman to safety in a basket.
The woman suffered a leg injury and some bruising in this incident.
Her dog, which was also rescued, is OK.
“They were pretty nice. They even got us water the whole time too,” the woman’s husband said. “So, thank you.”
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