Welsh man Rhys Clark dies trying to rescue pet puppy Sherlock after he fell from cliff A Welsh man fell to his death after trying to save his new rescue puppy on a Welsh clifftop. A MAN has fallen to his death from a Welsh clifftop after trying to save his new puppy. Rhys Clark, 27, and girlfriend Ania, 25, were taking his new rescue puppy Sherlock for a walk along the cliffs in Wales, the Daily Mail reports. When Sherlock tumbled over the edge of the 46-metre cliff, he landed on a ledge three metres below. When Ania and Rhys tried to climb down to grab the dog, they all slipped and fell to the beach below. Rhys and the dog were killed, but Ania amazingly survived. She suffered a broken pelvis and leg and is currently recovering in hospital. Rhys' mother Janet Clarke said the mechanical engineer had always wanted a rescue puppy, and was fond of walks on the scenic clifftops. "One of the things Rhys always said he wanted to do was to rescue an abandoned puppy and give it a good home," she said. He and Ania loved the little dog and took it for walks along the clifftops at weekends. My son would still be here if it wasn't for the dog but I can't look at it like that," she said. She said her son and Ania, a phD student from Poland, had plans to settle down and marry. I had the most wonderful son, I don't know what I'm going to do without him. I just hope he didn't suffer. South Wales Police said the fall was considered a tragic accident and that the coroner would investigate.