A dog had to be rescued by firefighters after falling down a 50 foot crevice of a cliff in Santa Monica on Monday.
NBC reports that Smoky, an 80-pound mutt, and his owner were at a park when the dog spotted a squirrel and chased after it into nearby bushes before falling into the crevice at the edge of the Pacific Coast Highway.
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Video of the dramatic rescue shows two Santa Monica firefighters atop a ladder attempting to coax a frightened Smoky from inside the crevice.
The firefighters were eventually able to remove the dog and return him safely to his owner on the ground.
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