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Torpoint crash: Missing dog Barney found safe and well | Torpoint crash: Missing dog Barney found safe and well |
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A dog injured in a car crash has been found safe and well after what police called an "amazing response" to an appeal on social media. | A dog injured in a car crash has been found safe and well after what police called an "amazing response" to an appeal on social media. |
Barney's owner Jennifer Lowden, 72, died after an accident involving a car in Torpoint, Cornwall, while she was out walking him on Monday. | |
The Cockapoo fled after being hurt but was found in the town on Wednesday afternoon "weather-beaten" with a cut. | The Cockapoo fled after being hurt but was found in the town on Wednesday afternoon "weather-beaten" with a cut. |
More than 70,000 people had responded to a police appeal to find him. | More than 70,000 people had responded to a police appeal to find him. |
PC Darren Maynard from Devon and Cornwall Police said Barney was found by a local woman at Home Farm, Wilcove, and that Ms Lowden's family were "over the moon, happy but sad". | |
PC Jonny Williams said Barney was "bedraggled but alive" and had been reunited with his family. | |
"[It is] awesome news and so many people should be proud. The family are so pleased," he added. | |
The appeal by Torpoint Police was viewed more than 70,000 times and the hashtag #findbarney trended on Twitter. | |
Dozens of people also went out to search for Barney. | Dozens of people also went out to search for Barney. |
After the crash, a 72-year-old driver was interviewed but not arrested. | After the crash, a 72-year-old driver was interviewed but not arrested. |
The road was closed for more than seven hours. | The road was closed for more than seven hours. |