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Despite spending three days in the 40-foot deep cave without food and water, the dog was in good condition.

Waldens Creek Volunteer Fire Department took to Facebook to detail the incident. They also shared a few pictures of the dog. | Trending

Firefighter Tori Downing, who went into the cave to rescue Charlie, found he was in even more jeopardy than they thought - being stuck just five feet from a sleeping bear.

Charlie the hunting dog fell 40 feet down a narrow shaft in Tennessee, only to end up next to a huge sleeping bear

Rescue crews in Sevier County had to deal with a lot of different obstacles when rescuing a hunting dog this week near English Mountain.