Dramatic rescue at the Murnauer Moos: dog falls 30 meters down a rock face - and survives

Benjamin Schmitz thought he won't see his dog Sammy alive again.

The Bernese Mountain Dog fell around 30 meters on a rock face in the Murnauer Moos.

The fire department was able to save him.

• In front of his master's eyes, dog Sammy falls down a 30-meter-deep rock face while walking.

• But the Bernese Mountain Dog is lucky: it only suffers minor injuries.

• Sammy is rescued by the fire department in the boat.

• Its owner is overjoyed - and promises a big "Sammy party".

Murnau

- He saw

, heard his

, the landing in the water.

Benjamin Schmitz was expecting the

at that moment on Monday morning

: that Sammy, his magnificent three-year-old

, a real family member, would

the

.

Murnauer Moos: Dog falls 30 meters down while walking for a walk - and survives

“I thought: he's dead.” Schmitz, restaurateur in Murnau (Zum Murnauer, Höllgasse) felt

.

And he

himself

: why hadn't he leashed Sammy?

The

Schmitz seems just

: Sammy is fine, he

this

the Lange Köchel in the

with

: with a sprained paw, open spots on the snout and a few bruises.

After an accident in the Murnauer Moos: dog owner is overjoyed - "Sammy had a million guardian angels"

"Sammy had a million guardian angels," says Schmitz.

Or: professional, human

who knew what to do.

And who even did a little more so that the man and dog could

cope with

the

.

Schmitz and his partner were with the

left when the 54-kilogram

, where the Hartsteinwerk Werdenfels had once promoted Glaukoquarzit,

- about

: "The dog fell almost vertically a rocky wall down “, Says Murnau's fire brigade commander Florian Krammer.

"He was

." Sammy landed in the artificial lake, the flooded open pit of the former quarry.

Murnau fire brigade rescues the Bernese Mountain Dog paddling helplessly in the water

Schmitz forced himself to look down - his eyes found the

.

The restaurateur was looking for a job with cell phone reception, got help - without knowing at that moment whether

still alive.

But he moved

and made it onto a

.

came in the form of the

: Krammer waited above the animal so that two of his men could find the right place in a

boat.

Sammy

did after the

only once

, but the armed people "were able to convince him to enter.

He sat very well in the boat, ”says Krammer - and adds with a wink:“ Men and dog were on

the same

wavelength in the boat. ”

that wasn't enough help: the

brought the

into one in the defense vehicle Garmisch-Partenkirchen

, in which an informed

waiting.

Rescued dog: The owner is infinitely grateful to the emergency services and promises a big Sammy party

Schmitz experienced

: the helpless Sammy fighting for his life, whom he could not help, the arrival of the rescuers, the happy ending.

Schmitz also said “A thousand thanks” to the

via social media - and received a lot of heartfelt reactions. 

+

The overjoyed dog owner also thanked the Murnau fire brigade on Facebook.

© Facebook / Murnau fire department

After all,

often be seen in the restaurant and is therefore

.

At Schmitz, the Murnau fire brigade has not just had a stone in the board since Monday: “I have always liked it because I find the voluntary commitment so incredible.” He promises the emergency services for the time

(“If we allowed ”) a“

.

I won't forget that ”.

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(By Silke Reinbold-Jandretzki)