Shortly before 9 am last Thursday, Tenby’s all-weather lifeboat was requested to launch following a report to Milford Haven Coastguard from a member of the public that a dog was in trouble in the sea between Manorbier and Precipe.

The gentleman, who was walking the coast path at the time, reported that a black and white colley-type dog had gone into the water, but had lost sight of it due to the swell.

The lifeboat made best speed to the location and the volunteer crew began a visual search of the sea, while Tenby and Manorbier Coastguard teams searched the shore. The lifeboat soon spotted what they thought was the dog, but upon further inspection, it turned out to be a seal.

The lifeboat continued to search, but unfortunately, due to the conditions, the boat could only get in so far because of the swell.

After searching for over an hour, there was nothing more the lifeboat could do so Milford Haven Coastguard stood the boat down. Tenby and Manorbier Coastguard teams, along with the dog’s owner, continued to search the shoreline in the hope that the dog had made it ashore.