(Fox 29) – A New Jersey firefighter rappelled from a bridge to rescue a dog stranded at the base of a waterfall.
Paterson firefighters were called to Great Falls on Sunday. Fire Capt. Scott Parkin made his way down to the animal and lured it in with food. Parkin put a net over the dog before it was lifted to safety.
The young pit bull was taken to Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge in Oakland, where it’s in stable condition.
Parkin says his father rescued a dog from the same spot in 1975. He says he wasn’t worried about the ascent because the Fire Department’s equipment is “rock solid.”
