Mountain rescuers found a scared dog lost in one of the most remote parts of the UK – by cooking sausages and bacon on a disposable barbecue.
Border collie Nell was frightened by the sound of the Inverness Coastguard helicopter and ran off during the rescue of her owner and a fellow ultra-marathon runner after they got into difficulty in Fisherfield Forest, reported BBC News.
The next day, off-duty Dundonnell team members Alison Smith and Rachel Drummond returned to the scene with their dogs to look for Nell and, as well as packing a winter walking kit, they took with them a disposable barbecue.
A spokesman for Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team said: “They fired up the barbecue and the desired effect was soon achieved – a confused and anxious border collie appeared on the horizon, on a rocky hillside. Having been lured closer by the smell of food, a nervous Nell was eventually secured and, after a picnic lunch, she and her rescuers walked the five miles back to the roadside.”
