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Members, the firefighters, to go down and rescue ivan. >> firefighter oscar is the first to reach ivan. the 19-year-old has been hanging onto the cliff for more than an hour and is close to letting go. >> once i got to ivan, he was tired. he was extremely exhausted, tired, he was thirsty. i was just trying to comfort him, make sure everything was going to be okay, he was going to be safe. i tried to get his mind off of that scared zone. >> cespedes secures ivan to a harness with no problems and ...

>> he was just so physically tired that he probably wasnt going to last much longer on that hillside. >> december 29th, 2011. ivan solace and his father are walking ivans dog lola in lopez canyon, california, when the canine chases a bottle thrown over the side of the hill. >> the dog went down there got stuck, wasnt able to come back up and ivan wanted to go and try to get him. >> but ivans impulse to rescue his four-legged friend takes a frightening turn. >> the slope becomes too steep and iva...

Down and rescue ivan. >> firefighter oscar is the first to reach ivan. the 19-year-old has been hanging onto the cliff for more than an hour and is close to letting go. >> once i got to ivan, he was tired. he was extremely exhausted, tired, he was thirsty. i was just trying to comfort him, make sure everything was going to be okay, he was going to be safe. i tried to get his mind off of that, scared. >> cespedes secures ivan to a harness with no problems and decides to take him down the hill. bu...

>> he was just so physically tired that he probably wasnt going to last much longer on that hillside. >> december 29th, 2011. ivan solace and his father are walking ivans dog lola in lopez canyon, california, when the canine faces a bottle thrown over the side of the hill. >> the dog went down there got stuck, wasnt able to come back up and ivan wanted to go and try to get him. >> but ivans impulse to rescue his four-legged friend takes a frightening turn. >> the slope becomes too steep and ivan...

Members, the firefighters, to go down and rescue ivan. >> firefighter oscar is the first to reach ivan. the 19-year-old has been hanging onto the cliff for more than an hour and is close to letting go. >> once i got to ivan, he was tired. he was extremely exhausted, tired, he was thirsty. i was just trying to comfort him, make sure everything was going to be okay, he was going to be safe. i tried to get his mind off of that, scared. >> cespedes secures ivan to a harness with no problems and deci...

Potentially deadly fall. >> he was just so physically tired that he probably wasnt going to last much longer on that hillside. >> december 29th, 2011. ivan solace and his father are walking ivans dog lola in lopez canyon, california, when the canine faces a bottle thrown over the side of the hill. >> the dog went down there got stuck, wasnt able to come back up and ivan wanted to go and try to get him. >> but ivans impulse to rescue his four-legged friend takes a frightening turn. >> the slope b...

A teenager is left hanging on for dear life when he tries to save his dog from a potentially deadly fall. >> he was just so physically tired that he probably wasnt going to last much longer on that hillside. >> december 29th, 2011. ivan solace and his father are walking ivans dog lola in lopez canyon, california, when the canine faces a bottle thrown over the side of the hill. >> the dog went down there got stuck, wasnt able to come back up and ivan wanted to go and try to get him. >> but ivans ...

Was blowing rocks and debris across ivan and the dog, which actually made the situation worse. >> it turned out it could have been a dangerous operation so we backed out on that and we went to plan "b," which was for the members, the firefighters, to go down and rescue ivan. >> firefighter oscar is the first to reach ivan. the 19-year-old has been hanging onto the cliff for more than an hour and is close to letting go. >> once i got to ivan, he was tired. he was extremely exhausted, tired, he wa...

Backed out on that and we went to plan "b," which was for the members, the firefighters, to go down and rescue ivan. >> firefighter oscar is the first to reach ivan. the 19-year-old has been hanging onto the cliff for more than an hour and is close to letting go. >> once i got to ivan, he was tired. he was extremely exhausted, tired, he was thirsty. i was just trying to comfort him, make sure everything was going to be okay, he was going to be safe. i tried to get his mind off of that, scared. >...

With his body. >> during their attempt, the roteo wash was so great that it was blowing rocks and debris across ivan and the dog, which actually made the situation worse. >> it turned out it could have been a dangerous operation so we backed out on that and we went to plan "b," which was for the members, the firefighters, to go down and rescue ivan. >> firefighter oscar is the first to reach ivan. the 19-year-old has been hanging onto the cliff for more than an hour and is close to letting go. >...