A Missing Dog Was Found on a 13th-Story Ledge and (Thankfully) Rescued Two Days Later!

A two-year-old Jack Russell Terrier named Elbie went missing from her Sydney apartment and her owner, Jake Dobrin, had no idea where she went. She’d slipped through a gap in the balcony railing — and somehow ended up on a narrow ledge nearly 13 stories up on the opposite side of the building. She was there for two days.

The only reason anyone found her was because a neighbor happened to be flying a drone near the building and spotted her. Firefighters showed up, and rescuer Joel Spillane geared up and scaled the building to get to her. It took almost 20 minutes to work her free from the spot where she’d wedged herself near an awning, but he finally got her through an apartment window to safety. The crowd watching from below lost it.

Elbie got water, a bath, and her person back. Dobrin said he didn’t know if he’d ever see her again. “I was over the moon,” he said.

Honestly, same, Jake. Same.