Broken hip follows fall for canine

Monday, Nov. 20, 2000 | 4:45 a.m.

The dog, a boxer mix, was rescued Saturday by Storey County volunteers after spending more than three hours in the shaft.

The rescue workers set up a rope system to lower personnel into the vertical shaft and remove the dog.

The dog was immediately taken by its owners to a veterinarian's office, and the animal was expected to survive the injury, rescuers said.

The owners, who were not identified, were taking the dog for a walk on its birthday when the accident occurred about a half-mile up Seven Mile Canyon.

The Virginia City area is riddled with mine shafts dating back as far as 140 years. Many of the shafts aren't sealed or marked.

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