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Three stranded dogs rescued from Quebec cliff
The fox terriers were stranded five days on a cliffside plateau near a zipline park in Quebec before rescuers reached them by rope; nobody is sure who went first.
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- First reported by UPI: “Watch: Three stranded dogs rescued from Quebec cliff”, with reporting from CTV News and Yahoo News (UPI).
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 6:11 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger; aired 2 times.
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- UPIWatch: Three stranded dogs rescued from Quebec cliff
- CTV NewsCTV News's report October 18, 2026 · facts used on air
- Yahoo News (UPI)Yahoo News (UPI)'s report October 19, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThree fox terriers spent five days stranded on a narrow rocky ledge on a cliff in Quebec, and a rescue team has now brought them back up, CTV News reports.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFive days. On a ledge. With nothing to do but look at each other.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA neighbor heard barking and called the fire department and the SPCA. Rescuers then went down the cliff on ropes.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRopes. Brave people. Went down a cliff for dogs that went down it for free.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe rescue group says one possibility is that one dog fell and the other two followed.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFollowed.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOne dog goes over a cliff and two others think, yes, that looks like the plan. Somebody should be asking about their judgment.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe group's other theory is that they ran through the forest and missed an abrupt drop. That's the less insulting one.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThey went back to the top and were reunited with their owner, a man in his eighties.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI'd bet his first question was who went first.
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