Heartwarming moment RNLI crew rescues dog after it fell into the sea

Heartwarming moment RNLI crew rescues frightened dog clinging to the underside of a jetty after she slipped 10ft from sea wall while on a walk

  • Fox red Labrador Callie fell 10ft off a path into the sea in Cockenzie, East Lothian
  • A RNLI rescue team carefully manoeuvred their vessel to reach the terrified dog
  • They managed to grab her collar and pull her to safety onboard their lifeboat

This is the heartwarming moment a RNLI crew rescued a frightened dog clinging to the underside of a jetty after falling 10ft from a path by the sea.

Fox red Labrador Callie was being taken out for a walk along the coast when she slipped and plummeted three metres into the icy water.

Her petrified owner dialled 999 and a volunteer lifeboat crew from the RNLI were dispatched to the defence wall near the former Cockenzie Power Station in East Lothian, Scotland.

The rescue team carefully manoeuvred their vessel below the breakwater to reach the terrified dog, who was balancing on a small patch of rock attached to the jetty.

They managed to grab her collar and pull her to safety onboard their Atlantic 85 lifeboat, where she was given some well-earned fuss by the volunteers.

Fox red Labrador Callie was being taken out for a walk along the coast when she slipped and plummeted three metres into the icy water

Her petrified owner dialled 999 and a volunteer lifeboat crew from the RNLI came to the rescue near the former Cockenzie Power Station in East Lothian, Scotland

Despite her fall, Callie had only suffered an injured paw and was promptly reunited with her worried owner at Cockenzie Harbour.

Kinghorn RNLI lifeboat volunteer, Neil Chalmers, said: ‘We were so pleased to reunite Callie with her owners.

‘They absolutely did the right thing by calling 999, asking for the Coastguard and not endangering themselves.’

Just two hours before rescuing Callie, Kinghorn lifeboat crew had been called out to another dog that had fallen from the sea wall at Gypsy Brae, Granton.

Fortunately, the pet was retrieved by the local fire service and the lifeboat was stood down.

In 2021, RNLI lifeboats around the UK and Ireland launched 169 times to dogs in difficulty.

The charity has urged dog owners to keep their pets on a lead if walking close to cliff edges or fast-flowing rivers to reduce risk.

They have also advised people not to follow their dog if it becomes stuck in water or mud, but to move to a place of safety and call for them or call 999 or 112 and ask for the Coastguard.

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