Police Drone Helps SF Firefighters Rescue Dog

At Fort Funston in San Francisco, a brown-and-white dog slipped on vegetation and fell about 40 feet down an oceanside bluff, landing on a narrow ledge where it remained for more than 20 minutes. A San Francisco police drone operator spotted the dog and relayed its location to a San Francisco Fire Department low-angle rescue team. A firefighter rappelled down, fitted the roughly 40-pound dog with a harness, and was pulled back up using rigging equipment. The dog was uninjured, wagged its tail, licked rescuers, and was reunited with its owner, Rescue Captain Samuel Menchaca said. Menchaca warned visitors to stay on marked paths and keep dogs leashed, noting Fort Funston’s bluffs can drop up to 200 feet and frequently require rescues.