Probe as dog 'dies after being rescued from locked car on hot day'

Concerned members of the public contacted police after spotting a dog in distress in a locked parked car on Sunday, July 14.

Police confirmed members of the public broke the window of the car to rescue the dog and it was taken to a local vet in Enniskillen but was pronounced dead, Belfast Live reports. On Monday, a PSNI spokeswoman said: "Yesterday at approximately 2.05pm police received a call reference a dog that was in distress whilst locked in a parked car in the Wellington Road area of Enniskillen.

"The window of the vehicle was broken by a member of the public in order to retrieve the distressed animal, which was taken to a local vet, where it was pronounced dead.Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now How to follow the Irish Mirror on social media You can like our main Facebook page here.

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