Fire crews were called to a Sidmouth beach after a dog fell halfway down a 160m cliff.
A team from the town were accompanied at Weston Mouth by a specialist rescue team to recover the golden retriever.
The eight-year-old dog was rescued using specialist line equipment and united uninjured with its owner just before 3pm.
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