team called in to help save ivan and his dog from a nearly 200-foot fall. helicopters make the first attempt. a rescuer is lowered down a safety line and tries to attach harnesses to both ivan and the dog. the reason why we decided or the department decided to go with the helicopter first, i guess that s how our procedure works, our protocol. we figured that would be the easiest way, the safest way. to rescue ivan. but the wind and noise generated by the chopper causes lola to panic. and ivan scrambles to cover her with his body. during their attempt, the roto wash was so great that it was blowing rocks and debris across ivan and the dog, which actually made the situation worse. it turned out it could have been a dangerous operation so we backed out on that and we went to plan b, which was for the