The shocking story of a litter of puppies being thrown into a river may have had a happy ending with a grandmother claiming to have rescued the drowning dogs.
Ruza Pavlovic, 75, said she fished the struggling animals out of the water after spotting them while making her way to a potato field in Bugoino, Bosnia.
"They are healthy and happy," the Daily Mail reported her as saying.
"My problem is that they need at least three litres of milk a day and I live only on my small pension, but I do not have the heart to abandon them."
Photographs show Mrs Pavlovic posing with at least five brown and black puppies.
But it is unclear whether any of the dogs are the same ones that featured in the video of a smiling teenage girl tossing six animals into a river.
Those dogs, who can be heard squealing while being hurled into the fast-moving water, appear to be black and white.
Meanwhile, the red-hooded teenager has reportedly been identified by police following international outrage over the footage.
Read more: 'Puppy drowning' girl found by police
She is reportedly a juvenile from same village as Mrs Pavlovic.
Her brother is believed to have filmed the incident.
People in Bosnia can be fined up to $6500 for animal cruelty.
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