Dog rescued after falling down cliff at Point Defiance Park
Dec 4, 2025, 4:51 PM
Crews rescued a dog after it fell off a 20-foot cliff at Point Defiance Park. (Courtesy Tacoma Fire Department.)
(Courtesy Tacoma Fire Department.)
Firefighters rescued a dog that tumbled down a 20-foot cliff at Point Defiance Park on Wednesday afternoon.
In a post on X, the Tacoma Fire Department said they received a call around 2:15 p.m. from a person whose dog had fallen. The department’s technical rescue team was able to reach the animal and safely lower it the rest of the way to the bottom.
The fireboat Destiny was waiting to take the dog and its owner to safety.
Both appeared to be unhurt.
Point Defiance Park, 2:15pm – TFD received a call from someone whose dog fell off a 20′ cliff. Our tech rescue team successfully retrieved the dog & lowered it to the bottom of the cliff where Fireboat Destiny shuttled dog & owner to safety. pic.twitter.com/4B8OdkHcTZ
— Tacoma Fire (@TacomaFire) December 4, 2025
Frank Lenzi is the News Director for KIRO Newsradio. Read more of his stories here.
