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‘Super’ dog saves boy trapped in tumble dryer

A family in County Down have praised their ‘super’ dog for alerting them that their five-year-old son was trapped in the tumble dryer.

Riley Gedge-Duffy, who has Down’s Syndrome, suffered burns to his arms, back and head when the machine automatically started after he’d crawled inside.

Riley’s dad, Aaron Duffy, told 5 live the family dog, Teddy, a Cockapoo, alerted his wife who was upstairs vacuuming.

Aaron said: “the dog was barking and growling and running around,”

“Teddy did this two months earlier when a phone charger went on fire, which let my wife know something was wrong,” he added.

This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Wednesday 16 November 2016.

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