Two people have been arrested after a dog was found drowning in the River Trent with a ‘large rock tied to her lead’.
Bella was spotted in the water at around 8:45am on Monday, near Long Lane, Farndon, and was dragged to safety by a heroic passer-by.
The Belgian Shepherd was found to have a carrier bag containing a large rock tied to her lead when she was pulled from the river.
A 31-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty offences.
Bella is now recovering at a local vets and has been eating.
PC Adam Pace, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "Whilst we have made an arrest, we are still appealing for information about the circumstances of the incident, including how many people were involved.
"We are lucky that the kind member of the public found and rescued her.
“Whilst the dog is still quite poorly, she has been showing some encouraging signs by eating, so hopefully she will be on the mend.
"If you saw anything, or have CCTV or dash-cam footage in the area, please get in touch on 101, quoting incident number 103 of 6 January 2020."
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