A man and his dog were rescued from a harbour by lifeboat crews after the animal fell into freezing water.
The man had tried to recover the Rottweiler from the east dock in Burntisland, Fife, but called the emergency services.
The Kinghorn RNLI Lifeboat crew was launched, arriving within six minutes. The volunteer crew found the man standing between a dockside ladder and a barge with the dog in the water beneath him.
They were able to help the owner on to the barge and lift the dog out. The pair were cold but unharmed.
Helmsman Neil Chalmers said: “When we arrived at the docks the police and coastguard rescue team were on the dockside above the casualty. We approached the barge and found a man perched between the harbour wall and barge. The tide was out and he was about six metres below the quayside.
“Two crew members boarded the barge and assisted the owner onto the barge and lifted the dog from the water. The dog and her owner were then taken on the lifeboat to a slipway in the outer harbour where they were met by coastguard and ambulance personnel.
“The temperature last night was around minus one, and there was ice on the lifeboat when we returned to station.”
Mr Chalmers added: “The man did the correct thing by requesting assistance to rescue his dog. We would always recommend calling the emergency services in this situation. Entering the waters of the Forth at this time of year without the proper clothing and equipment could lead to tragic consequences.”