Firefighters had to rescue a Labrador trapped in tree roots.
The dog was entangled at a riverbank near Flitch Green Academy, Tanton Road, Little Dunmow, just after 9.45am this morning.
A crew from Dunmow and the animal rescue unit from South Woodham Ferrers attended.
Members of the public helped calm the dog and it was freed by 10.20am.
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