It's a race to save Rosie! Rescue mission to save dog enters its day 8

A rescue mission to save a vulnerable pooch trapped underground has entered its eighth day as volunteers desperately dig into the hill edge. 

It's a race against time to save Jack Russell, Rose, who plummeted around 40-feet through a 12-inch gap into a rock's surface on land near Dudley Crescent, Mixenden, near Halifax last Thursday. 

Rescuers have been working tirelessly in an attempt to save the beloved pet, who is stuck eight metres underground, with some travelling from as far afield as Scotland and Lancashire. 

One dedicated volunteer only briefly abandoned the rescue mission to attend the birth of his daughter, before heading back out to the hillside.

West Yorkshire Fire Rescue Service made two failed attempts to rescue Rose, and have urged rescuers to consider their own safety whilst trying to retrieve the trapped pooch. 

The brave volunteers have now resorted to using heavy machinery, drills and have even broken several saws in a bid to save the innocent dog from its life-threatening situation. 

Footage, which was livestreamed this morning via one of the rescuers accounts, showed dust billowing into the air joined with loud booms as rescuers put their safety on the line to save Rose.

Rescuers continued to drill into the rocky hill edge as they remained confident they would save her in the coming hours. 

Worried owner, Nicole Prince, has been at the scene as teams rush to save her adored pet, whilst regularly updating the public on the mission's progress. 

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In a recent video, a fellow 12-year-old owner of the pooch, spoke of how 'crazy'  

'I didn't think she was going to get out to start with at first but, I actually think she is going to get out now.'

Chatting about his beloved pooch, the youngster added: 'She's very hyper and she just loves going on walks.

'I just think it's mad like my dog is famous...it's crazy.'

Speaking of his high hopes on Rose's imminent rescue, volunteer Mark Tiffin added: 'It's a rock face the dog hit a cavity in there and dropped maybe 40-feet and it's solid stone. 

'It's not easy at all, even with the big machine in there now it's struggling maybe getting six inch every hour or so... but we are not far off now.'

Ms Prince has also thanked local businesses, who she says have also played a part in the rescue effort by donating food, equipment, and a digger that 'has made a huge difference'. 

Recently, she posted a video where the dog can be seen being given water via a pipe lodged into the tiny crevice. 

Volunteers have urged the public to stay away, so they can keep Rose, who is believed to still be alive, as calm as possible. 

Fears have also emerged it may take another 'four to five' days free the small brown dog, Lancashire volunteer Kai Newman told ITV.

In the latest update, one of the crew has said: 'Rose is still going strong and got a lot of fight left in her.

'We're managing to get food and water down to her regularly. Can't say how long it will take just yet but they're slowly getting down to her.'

A man at the site, who didn't wish to be named added: 'All I'm going to say now is we're making progress. 

'I'm not sure when she'll be out but she's alive and she's eating and watered. We're not 100 percent [sure how long it will take] but she will be out and she will be alive.'

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Owner Nicole Prince has also thanked everyone involved despite the 'odd horrible comment' on social media.

'Despite what people think about me there is a poor frightened dog stuck not knowing what is going on missing its owners and warm bed,' she wrote.

'We are very thankful for every single share every single person whose taken time out of there day to come and help Rose.

'Please keep your negativity to yourselves its not needed or wanted!! Now lets get Rose out but can I add the positive outweighs the negatives.'

Volunteers have flocked from far and wide to help save Rose, with one man coming from Bradford and sleeping in his van for three nights, the owner claimed on social media. 

She told  ITV: 'The lads I've spoken to have come all the way from Lancashire and Scotland. They are doing their hardest to get to Rose. 

'They have seen her and given her some water and she's moving about. We appreciate every single one who has been down helping and continue to help.' 

Declan Gallagher, who travelled from Edinburgh, to help rescue Rose told the news outlet: 'I've had my dog stuck before so I came down to help them. 

'It takes days but at least it's alive,' he added.

Kai Newman, who hails from Lincolnshire, said: 'Everyone comes together, and it's good. You give what you get back, that's what I've been taught.' 

As work continues to free the trapped pooch, one rescuer has urged the public to stay away from the site. 

He wrote: 'To anyone that's going to help today please don't turn up trying to think of other ways of getting her out as all it is doing is slowing it down by getting in way!

'If there was a easier way we would of done it just crack on going straight down as we are and she'll be out in no time.'

The West Yorkshire and Fire Rescue had previously attempted to rescue Rose twice, but where unable to retrieve her as she was too deep underground. 

A spokesperson from West Yorkshire and Fire Rescue said: 'On the first occasion there was no sign of the animal except barking, so we left the scene in the hands of the dog's owner.

'On the second occasion our cameras picked the animal up approximately 8 metres into the rock face.

'Unfortunately, our firefighters could not access the animal within the rock as the gap was too narrow (approximately 12 inches at the widest point and getting narrower), the animal was too deep into the rock face, and we could not drill into the rock without damaging the entire structural integrity of the area.

'We understand that members of the community are still trying to free the dog, our advice to members of the public as always would be to consider their own safety on the terrain.'

A number of locals have been showered volunteers with praise, dubbing their efforts as 'beautiful'

A GoFundMe has since been set up to help volunteers, who have been using their own equipment in the bid to save the pooch, replace their broken equipment.

The selfless team, who have been working tirelessly to try and save Rose, have nearly raised £3,000 to buy new tools. 

Created with the permission of both owner Nicole Prince and one of the volunteers, the description read: 

'The volunteers have been working tirelessly for the last 7 days to free Rose the little dog trapped inside cliffs in Halifax. 

'The boys have had various items of expensive equipment broken and destroyed throughout this rescue mission including jack hammers and stihl saws etc.

'The tools are the volunteers own and used for their small businesses and are expensive to replace. 

'I'm asking everyone to donate and help these guys replace their personal equipment and help with expenses that have occurred through this mission.' 

Local NIk Lon, 18, said: 'I think it's beautiful and it shows how nice people are when they all come together to help a poor animal out. I just think it's really nice of them.

'Obviously, it's a shame how she got there. There should be more barriers up there, blocking the cliffs. Hopefully they'll get her out soon.'

Another resident, Michael Smith added: 'I hope they get it out. It's the best thing for it. I really do hope they get it out.'

Shane Dewhirst, who has also lived in the area his entire life, said the community is known for coming together to help each other out. 

'It's good. The dog is like somebody's family. Like one of the kids. It's like of someone's kid was trapped down there, defenceless and unable to help itself,' he said.

'If I could, I'd go down with a digger but there's nothing I can do.'