A lifeboatman risked his life to save a pet dog from drowning after a family of five got into trouble at sea.
Otis the rottweiler became trapped on the rocks at Kynance Cove in Cornwall after he and his family had been cut off by a rising tide caused by Hurricane Erin during a bank holiday day walk.
While his owners - two adults and three children - were led to safety with the help of paddleboarder Chris Betty at around 6pm, Otis bolted up a cliff and to escape the water.
A lifeboat crew launched just ten minutes later following reports of a dog and its family being trapped by the incoming tide on Monday evening.
The main lifeboat was unable to get in close due to the worsening sea conditions, so three lifeboatmen used a smaller RIB to reach the rocks.
