COASTGUARD teams from the Needles and Ventnor rescued a dog which became trapped 30ft down a cliff at Alum Bay yesterday (Thursday).

They were alerted at 3.30pm after fears were raised that somebody was trapped on the cliff who turned-out to be the owner of the animal trying to rescue his pet.

The two teams hauled the dog to safety, re-uniting the dog with its owner at around 5.40pm.

Photographer Dave Slade, who captured photos and video of the rescue, helped the owner before the Coastguard teams arrived.

Watch the video below.