Cavers Exploring in Western Virginia Rescue ‘Miracle’ Dog Found 40 to 50 Feet Down in Cave

Cavers Exploring in Western Virginia Rescue ‘Miracle’ Dog Found 40 to 50 Feet Down in Cave
Jesse Rochette poses with Sparsy at Giles County Animal Shelter in Pearisburg, Va. Skylar Sojka/Giles County Animal Shelter via AP
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NARROWS, Va.—One very lucky dog is recovering at a shelter after a group of cavers said their excursion into a western Virginia cave over the weekend turned into a rescue mission when they found her 40 to 50 feet underground.

Dave Jackson and Jesse Rochette of Colorado-based educational cave simulator company CaveSim on Sunday headed to Narrows in Giles County to explore Giant Caverns with a local couple, Jackson said by telephone on Wednesday. The first member of their party started down into the funnel-shaped cave and spotted something unusual—a dog.