Stay Safe on the Ice - Even with Your Dog

A woman in New Jersey chased her dog onto a frozen pond.

The dog, a German Shepherd named Apollo, ran onto the ice and the woman followed him. She and the dog fell through the ice.

A passerby ran onto the ice to save the woman but also fell through. He was able to make his way off the ice and summoned help via 911. Rescue crews found the woman but were unable to save her.

Apollo made it out on his own.

The would-be rescuer is lucky he didn't die in his attempt to save the woman. Getting someone out of broken ice is a lot like saving a drowning victim. Indeed, many of the tips are the same.

• Saving a Victim from Ice
• Surviving Ice
• Safety on the Ice
• Wintertime Safety
• Woman drowns saving dog from ice

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