Within minutes of a mid-afternoon 911 call, South Metro Fire Rescue rolled up to a small Lone Tree lake and braved the frigid waters to retrieve a dog that had fallen through the ice — the second time Saturday a local fire agency rescued someone’s pup that had fallen into icy water.
“It all happened to fast, no one grabbed any pictures or a name,” said Eric Hurst, South Metro’s public information officer for the Lone Tree incident. But, he noted, dogs falling through ice “are definitely an issue this weekend.”
Golden retriever through the ice near Lone Tree Parkway & Sweet Water Road. SMFR on scene & Dive Team Responding.
— South Metro Fire Rescue (@SouthMetroPIO)
Around noon on Saturday, that had fallen into Harriman Lake Park in Littleton. The dive team pulled her out of the water and the canine walked back to shore, according to .
Dog rescued. Pulled her out of the water and she walked to shore.
— WestMetroFire (@WestMetroFire)
On Friday, Theo the beagle by the Denver Fire Department.
Dog owners need to keep their animals on a leash, said Hurst, with South Metro.
“Don’t be put in a position where they can go out on the ice in the first place. They’re going to be super interested in going after the geese,” Hurst said. “But accidents happen or someone might see a dog that not theirs. Remain on the shore and wherever you’re standing, call 911. … This is especially important when a human falls under. It’s important (for rescuers) to know where the person was standing when they saw it happen. Ideally, no humans should go on the ice at all.”
In the Lone Tree rescue near Lone Tree Parkway and Sweet Water Road, a South Metro team arrived around 4 p.m. with dry suits on and ready to go. At the scene, people were throwing rocks to try and break the ice so the dog could swim back to shore. But that didn’t work so a South Metro rescuer had to walk about 20 feet into the lake to get to the dog.
“When they brought the dog back to the shore, it was super happy,” Hurst said.
