A family dog had to be carried down a mountain on a stretcher after his owners took him on a hike on the hottest day of the year.
The golden retriever was suffering from suspected heat exhaustion, which could have proved fatal if the rescue volunteers hadn't stepped in to help.
The dog was being walked in the Glen River area of the Mournes Mountains, in Northern Ireland, on Monday when temperatures soared in to the mid 20Cs, making it the hottest day of the year to date.
