A dog was recently rescued by a group of cave divers in Missouri who stumbled upon him. The dog had been missing for nearly two months before he was discovered.
Rick Haley shared on Facebook that while he was at a caving project in Perry County with other divers, they discovered the missing dog.
"The dog was not in good shape," Haley wrote in the post. "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."
Even though they expected the dog to struggle while attempting what became a rescue mission, Haley said the dog "was totally cooperative."
Haley worked to get the dog out with another cave diver, and he shared that they had to get the dog through some less-than-ideal spaces.
"We moved her 500 feet to a very tight, awkward, vertical climb, handing her hand to hand upward to the surface," Haley said. "She was happy to be out!"
The dog's owner shared after being reunited with the pup that she had been missing since June 9, according to Haley.
It's unknown how the dog ended up in the cave, but Haley said it could be possible the dog ended up there during a flood.
"I know there's been an awfully lot of water run through this cave since June," Haley said.
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