North Atlantic Fishermen Rescue 14-Year-Old Terrier 1 Mile at Sea.
Jean Brigstock, 73 was walking her cairn terrier, Freddy, in a thick fog along a coastal section of Amble, Northumberland when the two became separated.
It seems as if Freddy ran into trouble as he was next seen a mile out to sea swimming against the tide. Trawlermen Jimmy and Alan Thompson from Red Row, Northumberland thought they had seen an otter, but on closer inspection they realized Freddie had no business being in the North Atlantic. They plucked the dog out of the water and called for a lifeboat to come and retrieve the terrier.
Brigstock was amazed that her dog was found so far away from land. 'I knew he hated water so I thought he'd head for the dunes rather than the sea. It really didn't enter my head that he would swim.
"He rarely goes through a puddle and has an aversion to baths."
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