Guide dog helps dancer return to dancefloor after accident

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Sept, 22:44 · Archive

A guide dog helped Alan Barnes resume dancing after losing his sight in an accident.

Alan Barnes, a dance enthusiast from Southwell, lost his vision in what the Mansfield Chad describes as a 'freak accident'. With the help of a guide dog, he has returned to the dancefloor. The BBC Nottingham reports that Barnes initially thought his life was 'finished' following the incident.

How it is being reported

• Guide dog helps Southwell man return to the dancefloor after “freak accident”Mansfield Chad · 23 Sept, 15:22
• Guide dog helped me back to the dancefloor after accidentBBC Nottingham · 23 Sept, 06:06

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