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Dog rescued after falling through ice on lake near Nanaimo

Volunteer firefighters mount water rescue after dog seen struggling for its life in Hemer Park

Volunteer firefighters rushed to an icy lake south of Nanaimo to come to the rescue of a dog that had fallen through the ice.

North Cedar Volunteer Fire Department were called to Hemer Provincial Park shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, to a report of a dog that had fallen through the ice on Holden Lake and was unable to climb up onto the ice or make its way to shore.

Firefighters were able to see the dog struggling against the ice on the far side of the lake, close to a property on Rugg Road.

Two firefighters crossed the lake from from the Hemer Park side on the inflatable rescue boat while a third firefighter entered the water from the opposite shore and managed to reach the dog. It was losing consciousness in the near-freezing water, but firefighters had it on shore and in a blanket minutes after mounting the rescue effort.

Percy Tipping, North Cedar Fire Department chief, said he did not know how long the dog had been in the lake before it was seen by the passerby.

B次元官网网址淭he report from the crew that has the dog said the dog does seem to have a decreased level of consciousness, obviously hypothermia,B次元官网网址 Tipping said. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 unknown how long the dog was in the water, but weB次元官网网址檙e going to get it to the care it needs and hopefully itB次元官网网址檒l turn out well.B次元官网网址

The dog was rushed to a veterinary clinic in Nanaimo.

Mike Newman, owner of Sakari, a one-year-old Bernese mountain dog-Great Pyrenees cross, said the dog was doing well after being treated and was close to being able to return home.

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He did not know what attracted Sakari off his property at the end of Rugg Road and onto the lake.

B次元官网网址淣ormally she and our other dog, Diesel, are supposed to stay here in our yard to look after the yard and keep an eye on our chickens here, but I guess her nose got the better of her and she found her way out onto the ice,B次元官网网址 Newman said. B次元官网网址淪heB次元官网网址檚 only a year old. SheB次元官网网址檚 just a baby, so she gets distracted pretty quick, so I guess thatB次元官网网址檚 what happened.B次元官网网址

Newman said heB次元官网网址檚 grateful to whoever it was that saw his dog struggling in the water and that firefighters could respond so quickly.

B次元官网网址淲hoever that was, a big, big, big, thank you B次元官网网址 IB次元官网网址檓 just super happy the way everyone came together and made it happen,B次元官网网址 he said.

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Volunteer firefighters with North Cedar Volunteer Fire Department braved near-freezing waters to save a dog that was seen struggling for its life after falling through ice on Holden Lake in south Nanaimo. (Chris Bush/B次元官网网址 Bulletin)
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Sakari, a one-year-old Bernese mountain dog-Great Pyrenees cross, is pictured with North Cedar Volunteer Fire DepartmentB次元官网网址檚 Bryce Richards, one of the firefighters who rescued the dog Wednesday, Jan. 11. (Photo courtesy Shaun Payne)


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