A MAN and his dog had to be rescued after they became trapped in barbed wire in Clitheroe this morning.

Firefighters arrived at 6.43am in Waddington Road, and found the pair trapped near the River Ribble.

The crew from Clitheroe used bolt cutters to release them and gave them first aid before paramedics arrived to check them over.

It is unclear whether the man went to hospital.