Babbacombe missing dog found swimming in sea

Coastguards have reunited a dog with its owner after it was spotted in the sea more than 12 hours after it went missing.

Amanda Wileman reported Staffordshire bull terrier cross-breed Harry missing from her home in Babbacombe, Devon, at 18:00 BST on Monday.

The dog was spotted in the sea close to the town's pier at 07:30 on Tuesday.

How Harry ended up in the water is a mystery, but he was spotted by a woman, who called Brixham Coastguards.

But before he could be rescued, Harry managed to swim back to the shore where he was later reunited with Ms Wileman.

The Torbay Coastguards rescue team was alerted in case the woman went into the water to try to rescue the dog.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-27892237

It is nice to have a happy ending and I think the warning about not attempting to rescue a dog which is being swept out to sea is very sensible.

Story submitted by Malka
on 18-06-2014, 12:42 PM

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samson13

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18-06-2014, 01:09 PM

Trouble is that common sense goes out of the window when it's your own Malka !

Malka

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18-06-2014, 01:27 PM

I know - it is like walking on, and falling through, thin ice when your beloved dog is in trouble.

Thankfully this had a happy ending for both dog and owner.