Fire crew rescues dog from icy water on New Year's Day

Rescuers and a dog were all okay after the dog fell through the surface of a frozen pond in Rhode Island.

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00:00Take a look. It was a close call on the ice in westerly Rhode Island.

00:04A lucky ending, though, for a family dog.

00:07This dog named Phoenix had wandered onto the frozen pond during a morning walk

00:11and broke through right near the center.

00:14Firefighters quickly suited up in ice rescue gear and made their way into the water,

00:18reaching Phoenix within minutes and pulling him safely back to shore.

00:21Both the rescuers and the dog were checked out for hypothermia.

00:24All were doing well.

00:26Fire officials say it marks the first successful rescue in this community of 2026.

00:30They're reminding everyone that no ice is ever truly safe ice.

00:35Yeah, unfortunately, we just have had way too many videos like this

00:38showing you people, dogs, deer being rescued from the ice.

00:42So that just goes to show that it's not safe.

00:43Yeah, this is dangerous stuff here.