08/27/2026
A small white Cairn Terrier who was seen running in and out of traffic in Chester County, Pennsylvania, ended up falling into a freezing creek while trying to escape. Thankfully, a group of Good Samaritans, police officers and firefighters worked together to get her to safety.
Canning, Nova Scotia, when their beloved Cairn Terrier, Reese, slipped away from them on the Look Off Trail. Reese, an 80-pound Cairn Terrier wearing a black halter and blue collar, was friendly and loved going on adventures with his family—but this time, his adventure quickly became a nightmare.
The family searched desperately for Reese but couldn't find him, and they became increasingly worried that he may have gone over the edge of one of the park's cliffs. As darkness fell, they thought they could see what appeared to be a beige shape lying motionless far below. Fearing the worst, they contacted the Canning Volunteer Fire Department for help, and crews began searching the area. Canning firefighters used a drone to locate Reese and they found him in a matter of minutes. But he was in a different spot from where the family had thought they had seen him.
He was still in a dangerous difficult place. Reese had fallen approximately 70 feet and landed in bushes near the top of a steep talus slope, in an area where lowering rescuers all the way to the beach wasn't considered safe because of the unstable and overgrown terrain.
The Kings County Rope Rescue Team, with members from the Canning, Port Williams, Kentville and New Minas fire departments, was deployed. Two rescuers were lowered down by rope to reach Reese and secure him. They then carefully raised both the Cairn Terrier and rescuers back to safety. From the time the rope team was paged until everyone was out of the woods, the rescue took about five hours.
Then came the news Reese's family had been praying for: he was alive. Amanda shared the miracle update, noting: "Reese is alive and currently snoring beside me as we drive for an emergency assessment. I am at a loss for words- he was found via drone at a location different than we had thought we visualized him."
Although he was sore, Reese happily soaked up the attention from his rescuers. Amanda thanked everyone who searched, volunteered their time, and helped bring her “good boy” home.
A few days later, Reese returned to visit the firefighters who had saved him. He was thrilled to see his heroes again and, according to Amanda, might even qualify as an honorary member of the Kings County Rope Rescue Team and Canning Volunteer Fire Department. She said, "Again, words are not enough...so grateful to have Reese home and live in such an amazing community with extraordinary folks like this." 🐾❤️
