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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 22 February 2022)
The only way out is up.
Seven goats that were stranded on steep rocks in Bucak district of Burdur
province for three days were rescued by volunteer mountaineers over the
course of an 8-hour operation. The goats were hoisted 50 meters up
to safety by means of a rope-elevator system.
Tuncer Koç, the head of the Antalya Mountaineer and Nature Sports
Club, explained that "animals grazing in this area generally take to the
rocky promontories when they're frightened by bad weather or
predators, but they get stuck there. The lucky ones are rescued but some
fall to their deaths."
GOAT rescuers enjoying the view.
Koç had been notified of the goats' predicament by their shepherd.
After six hours of preparation, the goats were pulled up from their
rocky perch. Koç said that "we had to keep a close eye on the weather
during the rescue operation. Taking along some local residents and
shepherds, we began our work. We couldn't take the goats downward
because there was a steep decline of between 300-500 meters there. So
we decided to pull them upwards with a rope-elevator system. We
brought 3 goats to safety but noticed 4 more that were stuck a bit
lower down so we rescued them, too."
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