Video: Lifeboat crew rescues dog in Firth of Forth

A lifeboat crew were scrambled to help save a struggling dog in the Firth of Forth yesterday.

The lifeboat crew reach the dog in the Firth of Forth. Picture: YouTube

Volunteers at the Queensferry RNLI station were called out after the six-year-old black Labrador was seen in difficulty in water near Blackness Castle.

Rescuers located the dog around half a mile from the shore.

The lifeboat crew rescued the dog, who was cold, tired and disoriented, and took her on board.

The lifeboat crew reach the dog in the Firth of Forth. Picture: YouTube

She was wrapped in a blanket before being returned to her owner at Blackness.

A spokesman for Queensferry RNLI said: “The owner did the correct thing in contacting the Coastguard for assistance rather than entering the water and endangering themselves.”