A WOMAN has been rescued from the River Lee in Cork this evening after she jumped into the water to rescue her dog.

Emergency services were called to the scene at around 6pm after reports emerged that a woman had been seen entering the river at Horgan's Quay in Cork.

3 A woman jumped into the River Lee after her Bernese Mountain dog Credit: Twitter

3 It's understood the dog fell around nine feet from the quayside

It's understood the woman entered the water after her Bernese Mountain dog fell around nine feet from the quayside.

Four units of the Cork City Fire Brigade, gardai, paramedics from the National Ambulance Service and members of the Coast Guard all attended the scene.

The distraught woman was found clinging onto her pet and both seemed exhausted from the incident.

Members of the Brigade's Swift Water Rescue entered the water and brought the woman and her pooch to safety.

The Cork native was then taken by ambulance to hospital for a check-up, while her dog was taken to Ballyvolane Fire Station for her dinner.

The pair are now believed to be doing well and have since been reunited.

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The Cork City Fire Brigade tweeted this evening: "Green watch firefighters attended a River Rescue this evening at Horgan’s Quay in the City Centre.

"Swift Water Rescue Technicians entered the water to aid this Gorgeous Bernese mountain dog and his owner to safety.

"#NotJustPeople."