Lost dog rescued from mudflats after being lured back to safety by a sausage attached to a drone

A lost dog was rescued from mudflats and lured back to safety after a rescue team dangled a sausage from a drone.

Millie, a three-year-old Jack Russell, went missing in reed beds near Emsworth, Hampshire, on January 13.

She was spotted in a dangerous area of mudflats, and was in danger of drowning.

But every time members of the coastguard, fire service, police and volunteer rescue team - some in kayaks - tried to reach the pooch, they were unsuccessful.

On day three on the rescue mission, Denmead Drone Search and Rescue Group had the genius idea of hanging a sausage from a drone.

They flew it close to Millie, and lured the pet off dangerous territory and back to safety.