A hiker plunged 60 feet onto jagged rocks while desperately trying to save her beloved dog that slipped off the steep edge of a Canadian peak — and both miraculously survived.

Margaux Cohen, 36, was hiking Tricouni Peak in British Columbia with her dog, Zion, and two friends on Aug. 24 when they wandered off the trail and encountered a wall blocking their path back, according to local news outlet Squamish Chief.

As the group attempted to climb over the wall, the pit bull mix lost its footing and began sliding down the mountainside, prompting Cohen to grab his harness. 4

“I had this instinct to just grab his harness,” the avid hiker told the outlet from her hospital bed in North Vancouver.

“But I did not realize that by doing this, and because of his weight, I was just going to fa

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