Lifeboat and coastguard volunteers were sent to the aid of a dog over the weekend after it fell from cliffs.

St Agnes RNLI’s D-Class lifeboat was launched on Saturday just before 5.50pm, with Portreath Coastguard Rescue Team also being paged.

It was after after reports of a dog falling from cliffs near to Portreath.

Helmsman Gavin Forehead said on occasions likes this: "We are, of course, trying to help the animal if possible, but our main concern is for the safety of the owners who may be tempted to take risks to help their pet."

Sadly, on this occasion, the dog did not survive the fall.

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The volunteer crew recovered the deceased animal and handed it over to Portreath Coastguard Rescue Team.

A spokesperson for the RNLI said: "The RNLI strongly advises dog walkers to keep their dogs on a lead when near cliffs.

"For more information on cliff safety and walking your dog near the coast you can visit rnli.org/safety/choose-your-activity/coastal-walking/dog-walking"

Advice includes keeping dogs on leads if close to cliff edges or fast flowing rivers.

Owners of dogs that go into water or mud and get stuck should not go in after them, but move to safe place and call their pet as most times they will get out by themselves.

However, if worried call 999 or 112 and ask for the coastguard.