A cocker spaniel was abseiled to safety after a four-day ordeal stuck on the side of a Napier cliff.
The lucky pup was spotted by a rescue helicopter this morning down the side of Bluff Hill after fire services failed to find it during a search on Tuesday.
The rescue helicopter crew was not deliberately searching for the dog, spotting it by chance on the way back from a routine training session.
![The cocker spaniel went over the top of Bluff Hill in Napier on Tuesday and wasn't found until Saturday morning. Photo/ Duncan Brown](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ELTB66J7XPPK5EBRCG6K2QLCHU.jpg?auth=7c2537048f4a0ef222ea2153f70e514b41ed7c9527d7f08545a376dc8eb53005&width=16&height=6&quality=70&smart=true)
Two fire trucks and a team of 12 returned to the site shortly after 1pm, where they found the dog about 70m down the side of the hill.