Rescue mission to save dog trapped underground enters seventh day

A rescue mission to save a pooch trapped underground has entered its seventh day as volunteers work tirelessly to free him. 

The Jack Russell named Rose plummeted eight metres after falling into a 12-inch gap in a rock's surface in Dudley Crescent, Mixenden, near Halifax on Thursday.

Volunteers have been working relentlessly to save the vulnerable pet following two failed attempts by West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue.

There has been a huge response from locals, with help flooding from as far afield as 'Lancaster and Scotland' as they use fuel an manpower to save the pooch. 

The owner of the trapped dog, Nicole Prince, has also been at the scene desperately trying to get her beloved dog to safety.   

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.

Ms Prince has been regularly posting to social media with updates about her pet, with a most recent video showing the dog being given water via a pipe lodged into the tiny crevice. 

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.'

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

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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 Edingburgh, to help rescue Rose told the news ouler: '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'