After three days on a ledge, and two at the vet, Elbie is just fine. For her owner, it’s a different story
Elbie, a two-year-old Jack Russell, survived three days on a 13th-floor ledge before being rescued and spending two nights at the vet, returning home to her dog companion unharmed; her 18-year-old owner Jake is still recovering emotionally from the stressful incident; Elbie likely escaped through gaps in balcony plants and traversed 45 meters along a 10-centimeter-wide ledge before being safely retrieved by rescue teams.
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