Good news! UK Lifeboat Rescuers find lost dog at Sea

Here's a good news story, thanks to the volunteer heroes of a United Kingdom lifeboat crew. A Springer Spaniel went for a swim and wound up needing a rescue.  Here's the story from BBC News.

(Caption: Ollie safely recovered on a boat with the  Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) crew. Credit: UK Indepedent)

UK Lifeboat Rescuers find lost dog at Sea

BBC NEWS ,July 19, 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-wales-57880619 

A Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) crew rescued a springer spaniel dog who went missing after going swimming in the sea off the coast of Wales.

Ollie, a springer spaniel, had failed to return to shore during a walk at Newton Beach, in Wales, and continued to swim out to sea.  He disappeared for three hours, and a and his owner alerted rescue teams to his whereabouts, sparking the rescue operation near Porthcawl, Bridgend county. Porthcawl is a holiday resort in South Wales.

The dog went for a paddle at Newton Point "but failed to return to shore, instead continuing to swim out to sea", said his rescuers.

He was eventually spotted three miles away (4.8km) at the base of a cliff at Southerndown, Vale of Glamorgan, on Saturday, just after 11:30 BST.

"We were delighted to find Ollie safe and well having been spotted and assisted by a kayaker who had been in the area," said Simon Emms from Porthcawl RNLI .

"He seemed very happy to see us and enjoyed his ride on the lifeboat back to Porthcawl."