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26 August, 2022

Levi's call saves dogs

LEVI Ryan’s twilight exploration of a bush track has seen two malnourished dogs rescued from an abandonded mine shaft. The 17-year-old East Loddon P12 College student heard barks from two dogs 20 metres down a shaft in Tarnagulla bushland on his...

LEVI Ryan’s twilight exploration of a bush track has seen two malnourished dogs rescued from an abandonded mine shaft.

The 17-year-old East Loddon P12 College student heard barks from two dogs 20 metres down a shaft in Tarnagulla bushland on his nightly mountain bike ride last Wednesday.

Levi had ridden down a track off Poseidon Road. “I hadn’t been on this track before,” he said.

A phone call to mother Yvette and then to emergency services triggered a rescue operation by the specialist Bendigo-based CFA team Oscar 1.

Tarnagulla’s Leading Senior Constable Denis Farrell praised Levi for raising the alarm.

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