COASTGUARDS REUNITE MISSING DOG WITH OWNERS IN TORBAY
Coastguards
have reunited a dog with its owners more than 12 hours after it went
missing.
Brixham
Coastguard was contacted just after 7.30 this morning by a member of the public
who spotted a dog in the water near Babbacombe pier.
The woman was
concerned for the safety of this dog as she was thought it would be swept
further out to sea and wouldn’t be able to get back to shore. Worried that the
woman was about to go in after the dog, the Torbay Coastguard Rescue Team (CRT) was
sent to the scene. When they got there the staffie cross had managed to swim his
way back to shore.
Harry with his relieved owner and John Bunce, Torbay CRT |
Andy Huber,
Watch Manager at Brixham Coastguard, said:
“We’d just like
to take this opportunity to remind people not to attempt to rescue a dog which
is being swept out to sea. This is because you are likely to get into
difficulty. We find that many dogs return to shore alive but sometimes people
don’t.