Two people and dog rescued after being cut off by tide

Two people and a dog had to be rescued after getting stranded by the rising tide on the south of Scotland coast.

The alarm was raised early on Sunday afternoon at a spot near Sandyhills beach, south of Dalbeattie in Dumfries and Galloway.

The duo and the dog had become cut off by the incoming tide.

Kippford RNLI said a crew was able to get to the group, confirm they were in good health and take them to shore.

The incident was part of a busy period for the team, which held its annual open day at the weekend.

They were called out on Wednesday to a possible sighting of people in the water but it turned out to be a "false alarm with good intent".

Then came the Sunday callout to rescue the people cut off by the rising tide.

Lifeboat operations manager, Gareth Jones, said: "This was a busy week for Kippford lifeboat and our volunteers have given up many hours to help others and raise awareness of the lifesaving work of the RNLI.

"As a charity we rely on donations from the public and events like the open day directly contribute towards our ability to respond when someone is in trouble at sea.

"I'd like to thank everyone who came along to our open day as well as all of the volunteers who helped out."