Lifeboat crew honoured after dog falls into sea from harbour wall

• North Berwick RNLI and coastguard teams received a Hero to Animals award from Peta for rescuing a dog from the sea.
• The rescue involved a Weimaraner named Sparkle, who fell four metres off a harbour wall at Seacliff beach in East Lothian in February.
• Sparkle's 73-year-old owner, David Hall, entered the cold water to assist his dog, holding onto her collar until rescuers arrived.
• A second member of the public also entered the water to help during the incident.
• Rescuers successfully recovered Sparkle from the sea and provided care to those who had entered the water, ensuring a positive outcome.

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‘Heroic’ coastguards rescue dog from ‘crashing’ waves after it slipped and fell into the sea