Dramatic footage of rescue efforts as a man became trapped in a truck submerged underwater in Vancouver, Canada last week.

The video, captured by one of two bystanders who stopped to help, shows the truck as the filmer yells updates to driver 'Jeff' in response to his "muffled communication".

The driver and his dog were both eventually rescued by emergency services who cut open the vehicle with the help of the public.

The filmer wrote online: "Once fire fighters arrived we were able to pry door enough to get the 'Jaws' in and recover 1 man & 1 dog .. cold - wet - shocked - but grateful to be alive."

He added: "What an eeeeery feeling as I waded around truck with cab completely submerged , all lights on - Prying , pulling , banging and yelling for a response , which seemed like 10 mins to establish muffled communication ... this guy is very lucky."

+++CLIENTS PLEASE NOTE: Edited for swearing+++

This is how I seen it . The other man who pulled over stayed on phone with 911. What an eeeeery feeling as I waded around truck with cab completely submerged , all lights on - Prying , pulling , banging and yelling for a response , which seemed like 10 mins to establish muffled communication ... this guy is very lucky ... hats off to the emergency crews that deal with this regularly = not always with good endings ... once fire fighters arrived we were able to pry door enough to get the "Jaws" in and recover 1 man & 1 dog .. cold - wet - shocked - but grateful to be alive ..... ~ Don't ever just carry on by or turn your back on a stranger in dire need = 1 day it could be you that is in need ⚓ ... take care people of this earth .. ( PG - few foul words )