Lifeboat saves dog walker in ruff tide WOMAN AND POOCH GOT STRANDED ON SANDBANK

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Footage released last Friday showed five police officers using a stun gun, a baton and their fists as they pummelled Nichols (29) after he was pulled over on suspicion of reckless driving.

The five fired officers were part of the so-called Scorpion unit, which targeted violent criminals in certain areas.

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They all managed to find balls to play with that proved a bit of a

A WOMAN and her dog who were cut off from the shore at Sandymount Strand by the incoming tide were rescued by the RNLI on Sunday.

Heroic volunteers raced to the scene after they were alerted by the Irish Coast Guard.

Members of the RNLI who are based at Dun Laoghaire station launched the lifeboat within 10 minutes of receiving the emergency call. The woman and her dog were forced to stand on a sandbank while the tide surrounded them.

The lifeboat was helmed by Alan Keville and two crew members on board, Moselle Hogan and Andrew Sykes.

The woman and the dog were rescued and brought to the beach at Poolbeg where they were met by the Coast Guard.

Dun Laoghaire RNLI Helm Alan Keville said: “We would like to commend the dog walker for doing the right thing by calling 999 and raising the alarm immouthful.

But the pooches ★

were determined to take on the challenge — to the amusement of their owners, who shared photos on social media. mediately.

“Time is always of the essence in these situations.

“We would remind visitors to the coast to always be aware of local tide times before planning a walk.

“The tide comes in and out twice in each 24-hour period and while tide times can be predicted, they can also vary at each location and change daily.”

Rescues

Around 95 per cent of the crucial service’s workforce are unpaid volunteers who give up hundreds of hours each year to train and carry out precarious sea rescues. Most balance their RNLI duties with full-time jobs.

Last year alone, Dun Laoghaire launched its rescue boats on more than 90 callouts and logged hundreds of hours at sea, and helped in excess of 100 people. The RNLI operates 46 lifeboat stations in Ireland.