WATCH: Dramatic rescue of trapped Tennessee dog named Charlie just '5 feet below' bear in deep cave
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A dog named Charlie was rescued from a Tennessee cave after the team working to save the pooch came face to face with a 200-pound bear.
When the rescue team arrived at the cave, Firefighter Tori Downing and Capt. Jon Lanier descended into the narrow cavern. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a writer on the breaking news team for Fox News Digital. You can reach her on Twitter at @s_rumpfwhitten.
Things took a dramatic turn when the emergency responders spotted a sleeping bear just five feet below Charlie, trapping the petrified dog within the cave.
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