Appeal to find kayakers who rescued dog that fell from Howth cliff
Ms Lynch told RTÉ's Liveline today that she feared the worst as Rollie had disappeared from view.
Thankfully, the Pomeranian had fallen onto rocks and was rescued by four kayakers who Ms Lynch now wants to thank properly.
' We ran over to the edge of the cliff and we got down on our tummies and we yelled for him, but we couldn't see him,' she said of the moment Rollie fell.
'We were yelling and hoping to hear a bark or a cry, but we didn't hear anything.'
While waiting for the Gardaí, Anne says her partner spotted kayakers in the distance, paddling their way.
' Michelle, my partner, looked up and saw these four kayakers. We just started jumping and yelling and waving,' she said.
'Originally they just kind of waved back at us because they were quite the way out. But they finally started coming in and we asked, 'Can you see a little dog down on the bottom there?'
'They said, 'Yeah, we see him … he's alive'.'
One of the kayakers got out of his kayak and reached Rollie before reuniting the injured dog with its owner at Sutton Dinghy Club.
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' They handed him to me and, he [the kayaker] said, 'I think he's in shock',' Ms Lynch said. 'He wasn't moving, he was just looking at me.'
Rollie had ruptured his ankle, but after numerous x-rays and vet visits, is finally on the mend.
' It's been a long road to recovery. He may still always have a limp. But he's gonna be all right,' Ms Lynch said.
Two months on, she now wishes to find the kayakers who rescued her beloved dog and thank them properly.
'Everyone was so wonderful and so worried and trying to help in any way they could,' she said.
'The kayakers, the way they acted so quickly. We'll never forget it.'
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