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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Ellie Forbes

Dog that can find human remains by sniffing underwater retires after 11 years

An underwater sniffer dog that can find human remains by sniffing the air at the prow of a boat has retired, after 11 years of service.

Springer spaniel Barra, 12, has spent the past decade specialising in recovering submerged victims across the UK.

He is based on the River Clyde with owner and handler Iain Marshall, 55.

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