Woman rescued after falling into ravine

An elderly woman and two dogs were rescued by the fire services from a ravine in Lefkara, after she had tried to rescue the pets that had fallen in earlier, the fire service said on Friday.

According to the fire service, the woman, 77, had descended into the 15-metre-deep ravine on Thursday night to save two dogs that had fallen.

In her attempt to rescue the trapped animals, she got stuck in the ravine.

After the fire service was contacted by a relative, the woman was found with the help of rescue dogs.

She was removed from the ravine along with the dogs and taken back to her home.

The fire service said both she and the dogs are in good health.