By Associated Press - Tuesday, August 20, 2019

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - Tacoma Fire says three people and a dog had to be rescued from a cliff in Point Defiance Park.

The News Tribune reports that crews were called out around 9:30 p.m. Monday after an adult, two children and a dog became stuck about 100 feet below the top of the cliff near the Bridges Viewpoint on Five Mile Drive.

It was unclear how the group got stuck.

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A technical team was able to rappel to the adult and children and help them safely return to the clifftop.

No one was injured.

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Information from: The News Tribune, http://www.thenewstribune.com

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