WATCH: Helicopter rescue for dog trapped in river bed in Spain after slipping on ice

IT WAS a happy ending for hapless dog Perla after she found herself trapped in a river bed in Madrid when she lost her footing on a sheet of ice and slithering down a steep, rocky slope.

A helicopter rescue crew from the Madrid Community fire service flew to her rescue in the mountainous Collado de los Pastores area.

One of the firefighters was lowered from a rope and within minutes had the surprised-looking pup securely in his arms and being lifted through the air.

In no time Perla had her four paws firmly back on the ground, and totally safe and sound.

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Cathy Elelman

Cathy Elelman is the local writer for the Costa de Almeria edition of the Euro Weekly News.

Based in Mojacar for the last 21 years, Cathy is very much part of the local community and is always well and truly up on all the latest news and events going on in this region of Spain.

Her top goals are to do the best job she can informing the local English-speaking community, visitors to the area and the wider world about about the news in Almeria, to learn something new every day, and to embrace very new challenge this fast-changing world brings her way.

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