Dog rescued from drowning after sausage dangled from drone
Millie the Jack Russell was reunited with her owner
Last updated 21st Jan 2022
A dog has been rescued from rising tides in Hampshire with a sausage attached to a drone.
The Jack Russell terrier called Millie was found stranded on mudflats near Emsworth after coming loose from her lead.
Police, firefighters and coastguards worked for four days to try to rescue her.
The idea of attaching a sausage to a drone was suggested with the hope of tempting her to safety.
A spokesperson for Denmead Drone Search and Rescue said: "We were told if Millie wasn't moved within a few hours she would have been cut off and the area she was in underwater.
"We had to think fast, one of our fully qualified drone pilots, suggested attaching food to the drone, to try and lure her out of the danger area.
"We didn't think it would work, but it did.
"We managed to lure Millie 300 metres into a safety zone.
"Luckily she stayed in that area so we had prevented her from possibly drowning."
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