Watch: Swimmer swims through rough seas to save stranded dog

Footage released by US Coast Guard shows a crew member swimming through rough seas to rescue a dog trapped on a beach.

The German Shepherd was injured after falling about 300ft (90m) down a cliff, and ended up trapped on an inaccessible beach in Oregon’s Ecola State Park.

It was later was returned to its owner, who after a visit to the emergency vet told the Coast Guard that she was “doing just fine."

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