
Kyle RNLI rescue ‘Skye’ the dog who became stranded on a rock as the tide rose
Kyle lifeboat was called to assist the stricken pooch, after it got stranded on a rock in Erbusaig bay as the tide came in and threatened to submerge the rock
Kyle lifeboat Spirit of Fed. Olsen launched yesterday (Saturday 6 May) at 5:00pm, when a member of the public called the Coastguard after seeing the petrified dog stranded on a rock approximately 100 metres from the shore as the tide rose around it.
The lifeboat arrived on scene 5 minutes later, and after a bit of coaxing by the crew, the clearly scared dog was taken onboard the lifeboat, and taken ashore to a very relieved couple waiting anxiously.
Once Skye was safely reunited with the couple, the lifeboat was refuelled and made ready for service shortly before 6:00pm.
A spokesperson for Kyle RNLI says: ‘We’re glad Skye was unharmed from her ordeal, and we are only too happy to help. Having a dog myself, I know exactly how people feel about their pets, and the last thing we want is for someone to enter the water to try and assist their pet, only to get into difficulty and end up as a casualty themselves.’
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