ON MONDAY October 3, Police received a report from a member of the public that there was a dead Labrador on the beach at Brecharie, Southend opposite Sanda Island.
Subsequently Argyll and Bute Council Environmental Services attended to recover the dog. At the same time, a local vet attended and scanned the dog for microchip details.
Police contacted the microchip register using the details and found it was owned by a family in Ballycastle, Northern Ireland.