A NORTH-EAST canoeist saved a drowning lamb while taking part in a charity event.
Mick Whieldon, 31, was ten miles into a 132-mile marathon along the River Thames with friend Lee Atkins, 19, when he spotted the animal struggling in the water.
"It had fallen into the water and couldn't get out because it was a sheer drop," said Mr Whieldon, of Billingham, Teesside.
He jumped from his canoe and lifted the lamb on to the river bank, where it was reunited with its mother.
"You don't expect this sort of thing to happen in front of your eyes but I was pleased I was able to save its life. You could say it was my good deed for the day."
The pair took five days to row from Shifford, near Oxford, to the Isle of Dogs, in London, raising £2,000 for the Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre, in South Bank, Middlesbrough.
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