A lifeboat crew was sent out this afternoon after a dog fell from a cliff in the north-east.
The Peterhead crew was sent out to Slains Castle shortly after 12.30pm, but were unable to save the pet.
A UK Coastguard spokesman said: “We had a report of a dog that had gone off a cliff. The Peterhead Coastguard team assisted with the recovery of the dog but unfortunately it died.”