2/14/12 MAN STRIPS 2 RESCUE DOG ON ICY RIVER

2/14/12 MAN STRIPS 2 RESCUE DOG ON ICY RIVER: "... ‘He was desperately trying to scramble back on to it, but he couldn’t pull himself up‘We were watching his little head sink lower and lower in the water and he was getting tired and slowing down because of the cold. I was thinking, “We’re going to lose the dog – was thinking, “We’re going to lose the dog – he’s going to die”. I couldn’t let that happen. he’s going to die”. I couldn’t let that happen.‘Then the adrenaline kicked in and I knew I had to make a decision and my gut instinct was to rescue him. Any dog owner would do the same.‘I was wearing jeans and I didn’t want to go in the water with them. So I stripped down to my underpants‘I edged out and was flat on the ice so I could get as close as possible. But the ice wasn’t that thick and gave way when I was ten feet away..."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2101257/Dog-owner-inched-ice-save-pet-explains-reckless-act.html