The man became stuck in the mine shaft after he attempted to rescue his puppy who had fallen up to eight metres.

Police say the man became stuck trying to rescue his puppy, which slid 5 to 8 metres down a mine shaft in South Australia.

A man who attempted to rescue a puppy that fell down a mine shaft also became stuck, sparking a rescue operation on the Yorke Peninsula on Sunday.

A man and puppy have been rescued from a mine shaft in South Australia. The duo became trapped in the shaft at Hughes Engine House on Shepherdson Rd on the Yorke Peninsula about 4pm on Sunday. “The adventurous pup had slid down the mine shaft about 5m to 8m,” SA Police said.

A man and his puppy have been rescued from an old mine shaft after a lengthy a rescue operation on the Yorke Peninsula. South Australia Police and emergency services were called to the Hughes Enginehouse on Shepherdson Road near Moonta just before 4pm on Sunday.