Video footage captured the incredible moment a woman waded through a river to reach her small dog who had been missing for four days.
Little brown Dachshund Violet was out on one of her regular walks around Reddish Vale country park with dog walker Madeleine when she suddenly walked off and disappeared. Distraught owner Alifiya Mohamedbhai was then targeted by a vile scammer who falsely claimed to have Violet and threatened to kill her if she didn't hand over £250.
But as she started to lose hope after days of searching, the mum spotted her 'baby' hunched over in the river's embankment with her tail still wagging. Alifiya, 33, told the Manchester Evening News: "It's incredible. There isn't a mark on her apart from a sore ear and paw. It is insane.
