Dog missing for 2 months found alive in a cave in Missouri, rescued by explorers

A dog that had been missing for two months was found alive in a cave in Missouri. A team of spelunkers rescued the dog, identified as Abby.

The canine was found around 200 feet within the main route of the cave, according to Rick Haley and Gerry Keene, the cavers who oversaw the mapping work for the Cave Research Foundation inside the Berome Cave. They shielded her during the ascent with a duffel bag and blankets. The dog had been missing for two months. 

The dog vanished on June 9 and may have spent up to two months within the second-largest cave in Missouri. The spelunkers initially discovered the dog famished, but unharmed. In a 12-foot-deep pit, Haley claimed to have seen paw prints close to a cave entrance, which is where Abby most likely ended up underground. 

“We have to do a dog rescue”

Located just north of Perryville, Missouri, the group was charting a cave. Haley reported that another spelunker approached him as they were working. “I met him, and he said we have to do a dog rescue,” Haley told FOX Television Stations. (https://www.enov8.com/)

The Facebook post after Abby’s rescue

The post read– “Hey Facebook! Here’s a feel-good story of survival.

I’m at a caving project in Perry county where a hand full of groups entered the cave. One group discovered a dog in the cave.

Gerry Keene and I facilitated a cave rescue of a dog. The dog was not in good shape. We package the dog in a duffel bag with her head sticking out. This was to protect her and the rescuers as she would likely struggle. We moved her 500 feet to a very tight, awkward, vertical climb, handing her hand to hand upward to the surface.

She was totally cooperative.

The pictures kinda tell the story.

She was happy to be out! The owner claimed her and said she had been missing SINCE JUNE 9th! (You do the math.)”