Act of heroism: this brave police officer rushes to the rescue after spotting a dog in icy water

The man rescued a dog that had fallen into the icy water of a lake.

The hero of the day is an American policeman. A man rescued a dog that fell into the icy water of the lake, the frozen surface of which was mashed under his paws.

The policeman, not afraid of the cold and, in turn, the risk of getting wet and freezing, came to the aid of a dog in trouble.

A police officer rescued a dog stuck in a frozen lake, the Niagara Gazette reported this Thursday, January 6.

The rescue happened yesterday afternoon, around 3:00 pm. the local time. According to Frank Prewitt, chief of the Lewiston, New York Police Department, two dog owners were playing with their dogs near Bond Lake when one of the animals rolled over in a narrow lane close to the shore. ice covers the pond.

Moving about 40 meters from the land, the quadruped was surprised by the fragility of the ice, which crumbled under its weight. Because of this, the dog got stuck in very cold water and could not get out.

Fortunately, his rescuer was not far away and intervened quickly. In this case, it was Officer John Smith. His feat was filmed and the video (below) posted on the Lewiston Police Department’s Facebook page.

So we see a policeman running down a snowy slope, then taking off his vest and belt before carefully moving forward across the ice to try and get to the dog. He was able to get close enough to kneel and be close to the animal.

Then he pulled him out of the water and escorted him to shore. After surviving severe hypothermia and drowning, the dog was able to reunite with his family soon after the accident.