Female dog Ayla returned to Germany after crashing in the Alpstein
Published: Sunday, Jul 7th 2024, 22:30
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She slipped in front of her owner and fell into the depths of the Appenzell Alpstein: dog Ayla from Baden-Württemberg. It seemed that the southern German shepherd dog would die. But then Alpine Rescue Switzerland arrived and provided a happy ending.
According to the Appenzell Innerrhoden cantonal police, a 61-year-old man from Germany was hiking down from Säntis to Schwägalp with his dog. In the Nasenlöcher area, the dog briefly played on a snow field, whereupon she slipped and fell into the depths.
The owner could see the dog motionless in the steep terrain below him with his binoculars. Despite waiting a long time and constantly repeating calls and whistles, he could no longer detect any reaction from his dog. With the certainty that his dog had not survived the fall, the German set off on the descent and the subsequent journey home.
This was on Friday last week (June 28), as the Appenzell Innerrhoden cantonal police announced on Sunday (July 7).
Rescue by Rega
Eight days later - on Saturday morning - the Appenzell Innerrhoden cantonal police received a report that a dog was in rough terrain in a meadow in the Alpstein. There was no trace of the owner. Based on this report, specialists from Swiss Alpine Rescue and Rega set out to rescue the dog. The dog was handed over to the cantonal police and then to a vet.
As the police assumed that the animal's owner had also crashed in rough terrain, Rega carried out a search flight in the area. In addition, intensive investigations were carried out and a search was made for the owner using the dog's chip number. Thanks to the German pet register TASSO, it was possible to locate the kennel, which in turn led the police to the owner.
The 61-year-old man from Baden-Württemberg was able to embrace his Ayla again on Sunday.
And the message from Appenzell said: "The Appenzell Innerrhoden cantonal police wish the wonderful Ayla all the best for her future life as a dog after this odyssey in Appenzell."
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