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Newly adopted dog found in frozen river clinging to ice


The first day in a new home can be intimidating for some dogs. If a dog is too nervous on adoption day, they are more likely to run away. A Labradoodle named Lucy just moved into a new home about two months ago, but she has a lot to deal with. So she ran away and got into a dangerous situation.

Lucy was injured on an iceberg in the Detroit River. She froze to death on the spot, too scared to find a way out. If no one finds her and is willing to save her, she will die. But luckily, help was there along the way!

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Stuck on the ice

One of the neighbors found her trapped on the ice and immediately called 911. Their quick thinking saved Lucy’s life. The 80-pound dog was about 40 to 50 feet from the shore when she was discovered.

“Without that, that dog could have frozen to death or drowned,” Wyandotte Sheriff Archie Hamilton, referring to the 911 call.

At first, officials considered calling the US Coast Guard because of how far the dog was in the water. But when Wyandotte firefighters arrived on the scene, they had their own plan to save Lucy.

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Firefighters Rescue of the Day!

Firefighter Derrek Azzopardi climbed down a ladder that rescuers had attached to the pier. He sat on the ladder in an insulated suit with his bottom half in the water. Azzopardi is just a few feet from where the dog ran aground. The dog’s body lay flat on the block of ice, refusing to move towards him. It took a total of 30 minutes to rescue Lucy.

So Azzopardi used a stake to catch the dog and carefully pull it to the shore. At first, Lucy was afraid to touch the cold water, but when Azzopardi held her in his arms, she relaxed a little so that he carefully carried her to safety.

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“It has had an encouraging outcome,” said Wyandotte Assistant Fire Chief Tom Lyon. “She just has big brown eyes, and she can’t talk, but she’s probably grateful.”

Firefighters were relieved that neighbors called for help instead of trying to rescue them themselves. If they do, they could also put themselves in danger. Wyandotte firefighters respond to about one or two canine ice rescues each year. Firefighters know that dogs are part of the family, so they’re always quick to come to the rescue in scary situations like these.

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