Brancaster: Dog rescued after becoming stuck in sea

The springer spaniel and its owner were reunited and taken to safety by the lifeboat crew

A "very lucky" dog was rescued by a local lifeboat station after he was caught in a fast-flowing channel in the sea.

RNLI Hunstanton received a call at 05:50 BST on Wednesday to a woman and her dog at Brancaster, Norfolk, who found themselves in trouble.

The lifeboat crew located Digby the Springer Spaniel in a channel faced with the incoming tide.

However, it eventually managed to lift the dog aboard a boat to safety.

An RNLI spokesperson said it was "completely exhausted and very lucky".

Volunteers were able to reunite it with its owner before they were taken to the harbour.