Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were tasked by HM Coastguard and requested to launch following a report of a dog in difficulty in the water at Newton Bay.

Following a 999 call to the Coastguard by the dog’s owners, the charity’s Atlantic 85 lifeboat Rose of the Shires was launched on service for their first rescue of the year and made best speed to the location. Coastguard rescue teams from Porthcawl and Port Talbot were also tasked to the incident.

Once the RNLI crew arrived on scene they quickly located the dog near Newton Point around 300m from the shore. The dog was being swept further and further out to sea by the tidal current.

Helm Chris Missen said, ‘Thankfully we spotted the dog as soon as we came around Newton Point and we were able to recover it onboard the lifeboat. The dog was a little shaken but otherwise unharmed. The dog’s owners did the right thing by calling the Coastguard for help. We were delighted to be able to rescue the dog and reunite it with its owners who were on the beach.

‘Never go in the water after your dog. If your dog goes into the water move to a place it can get to safely and call it, it’ll probably get out itself.

‘If you’re worried about your dog dial 999 or 112 and ask for the Coastguard.’

To support our volunteer crew and power us to our next rescue: https://fundraise.rnli.org/fundraisers/Porthcawl