GILMER COUNTY, Ga. — A dog trapped between rocks for days in Ellijay has died, despite several attempts to rescue it.
The Gilmer County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday night that the Department of Natural Resources was trying to rescue a dog believed to have been trapped in a cave for days.
A woman posted on Facebook that the dog had been stuck for three days in Ellijay.
Gilmer County Public Safety said the cave is in the Big Creek area. Officials said the Gilmer County Fire Department made extensive efforts to get to the animal.
They said the dog was in a dangerous location for them to reach. Specially trained individuals entered the cave and made every effort to rescue the dog, but were unsuccessful.
Public safety officials urged people not to put themselves in danger by going to the area and trying to rescue the dog themselves.
Thursday morning, the original Facebook post was updated with the tragic new details.
"After several hours of help, from some amazing people, the dog didn't survive. Sadly has passed away. Thank you for the our pour of comments and concerns. I was truly hopeful we could save him. They were SO close," Leah Britt posted.
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