Dogsey

A heroic woman gardener dived into the River Thames to save a drowning labradoodle in a vet's collar which had jumped over the wall of its owner's garden.

Julia Wylie, 36, had been working in the garden of her client's home in Putney, London, when the puppy called Jess jumped over the back wall of the £2million home next to the river.

With no thought for her own life, Ms Wylie instinctively took her shoes off and jumped in after the puppy.

Images show Ms Wylie desperately holding the dog under her arm in 25ft of water on Tuesday.

It took 10 minutes before the pair were spotted by a crew member on a passing Thames Clipper river-bus.

The captain steered the boat towards Miss Wylie and the puppy before a second-mate threw a rope into the water.

A Port of London Authority rescue boat was called and managed to pull the pair out of the water in front of a cheering crowd.

The dog was returned to its owner while Ms Wylie was checked over. She then arrived back at her client's house in her soaked through clothes and barefoot.

Before she left she put chicken wire along the wall to help prevent the Jess from jumping over again.