Happy ending for drowning survivor Bella the dog Her previous owner tried to drown her Bella the dog with her new owners Maggie Mellish and Charlie Douglas. | Photo: RSPCA Bella the dog now has new owners after surviving a horrific ordeal in which she was tied to a large rock in an attempted drowning in the River Trent. The Belgian Shepherd’s lead was attached to a carrier bag tied to a large rock before she was rescued by passer-by Jane Harper, and her friend Joanne Bellamy. Bella was discovered struggling and submerged in the water close to Long Lane in Farndon near Newark on January 6, 2020 before the RSPCA and police launched an investigation.