The two people, both in their sixties, were recovered from the sea on Saturday night

A woman in her 60s died after trying to rescue her pet dog from the sea in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, on Saturday evening

Emergency services rushed to Thornton Cleveleys in Lancashire at around 8.31pm yesterday following reports of two people in difficulty in the water.

The two people, both in their sixties, were recovered from the sea on Saturday night