Dog Rescued After Falling In 30-Foot Well In Malibu

MALIBU, CA -- A female dog was rescued Sunday after she fell into a 30-foot well in the Santa Monica mountains in Malibu.

Lucy, a 13-year-old Welsh Terrier, fell into the dirt well near the 27200 block of Winding Way about 11:45 a.m., according to fire department spokesman Brian Jordan.

The department dispatch its Urban Search and Rescue team to the scene but it took them about two hours to get there because of traffic, Jordan said.

The county fire team then lowered one firefighter down into the well to make the rescue, Jordan said.

Firefighter Matt Walmsley, who pulled Lucy to safety, told ABC7, ''They lowered me down into the well. I put a strap around the dog and then they (firefighters) pulled us up.''

The entire operation was finished about 5 p.m., according to county fire Dispatch Supervisor Cheryl Sims.

The department warned pet owners to keep their dogs on a leash when they are hiking on trails through the mountains.

-- City News Service, photo courtesy of the LACoFD