A Jack Russell Terrier that was trapped underground for eight days has been rescued.

       The dog, named Rose, fell eight metres through a 12-inch crevice in a rocky outcrop near Halifax, West Yorkshire, while being walked on Sept 26.

       After two rescue attempts by the fire service failed, volunteers stepped in and used heavy machinery, drills and saws to bore through the side of the outcrop.

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       Rose was kept alive with food dropped through the crevice and water lowered down through a tube.

       The pet was recovered at about 3pm on Thursday and was taken to the vet.

       The rescue operation had garnered public interest over the past week. It was supported by donations from local businesses and a GoFundMe page which raised ￡8,000.

       The GoFundMe money was used to replace tools owned by the volunteers which have been broken in the rescue attempt.

       Many of the volunteers were tradesmen and some travelled from as far as Scotland to join the rescue effort.

       They took over from West Yorkshire Fire Rescue Service after two unsuccessful attempts to free Rose.

       A spokesman for the fire service said the dog had fallen too deep inside the rock for firemen to rescue it.

       “On the first occasion there was no sign of the animal except barking, so we left the scene in the hands of the dog’s owner,” the spokesman said.

       “On the second occasion, our cameras picked the animal up approximately eight metres into the rock face.

       “Unfortunately, our firefighters could not access the animal within the rock as the gap was too narrow (approximately 12 inches at the widest point and getting narrower), the animal was too deep into the rock face, and we could not drill into the rock without damaging the entire structural integrity of the area.”

       The fire service had advised members searching for the dog to consider their own safety.

       Speaking before the dog was rescued, its owner Nicole Prince hailed the attempts to save her “poor, frightened dog”.

       “There is a poor frightened dog stuck not knowing what is going on missing its owners and warm bed,” she wrote online.

       “We are very thankful for every single share, every single person who’s taken time out of their day to come and help Rose.”