Kaos, Levi, now Juno: Quarry Rock strikes again

A golden retriever named Juno kept North Shore Search and Rescue busy Tuesday when he became at least the third dog in four years to get stuck on the same North Vancouver rock face. March 17, 2009.

A golden retriever named Juno kept North Shore Search and Rescue busy Tuesday when he became at least the third dog in four years to get stuck on the same North Vancouver, B.C., rock face.

The retriever became stuck while on Quarry Rock in Deep Cove around 12:30 p.m. as he was out for a walk. The animal was not alone, but person accompanying him was not confirmed as being his owner.

Juno's dramatic rescue - during which he bit his rappelling rescuer after becoming agitated -- was caught by CTV's Chopper 9.

Quarry Rock has a sheer drop of 30 metres which ends in water below. At least two other dogs have needed the services of Search and Rescue from almost the exact same location after scrambling down from the top of the outcrop.

Just over a year ago, on March 12, 2008, Carrie Whitworth and her black labrador Levi were stranded on another ledge until rescued.

"Levi was a bit overexcited and bounded over the edge and kept going," recalled Whitworth shortly afterwards.

"I thought I could jump down," she added. "But once I got down there it was, way too steep to get him back up."

In 2006, Coadey Bohnert was stranded with his dog on a steep, rocky cliff for more than an hour, three metres below the ledge on the same rock.

He was hiking with his Big Brother, Kevin Copil, when Copil's dog Kaos slipped off the edge of the rocky cliff.

Bohnert climbed down to save the dog and then found himself stuck on the narrow ledge.

"I went down there to save him, but I couldn't, because he kept biting my fingers. So I couldn't get back up," Bohnert told CTV British Columbia at the time.