FORESTPORT– A yellow Labrador Retriever was saved from the cold waters of Snowbird Lake Saturday afternoon, marking the very first ice water rescue by the brand-new volunteer team with the Trenton Joint Fire Department, according to Chief Kevin Kalk.
” He’s going to be great,” Kalk stated of the yellow laboratory, who was dealt with for any health issues by a regional vet.
The chief stated the dog was out with its owners quickly prior to 3 p.m. Saturday when he “roamed out on the ice and the ice wasn’t thick adequate to support him, and he fell in.” The dog’s owners saw their family pet in distress and called 911.
The Forestport Fire Department reacted and asked for ice water rescue help from the Trenton department, whose rescue group is consisted of volunteers from the Barneveld and Holland Patent Fire Departments.
Using an inflatable raft and cold water dry matches, Kalk stated 6 volunteers headed out into the lake and got the stressed pooch.
” They needed to break some ice to get to him, and after that they pulled him into the boat and brought him back to coast,” Kalk mentioned.
The dog was positioned in a waiting ambulance to warm him up and after that he was required to the regional veterinarian, who offered him a tidy costs of health, the chief stated.
The rescue was particularly notable since “this is the very first rescue that the group was required,” Kalk mentioned. “They did extremely well.”
The Trenton Joint Fire Department’s ice water rescue group was formed and trained in January of this year, and formally entered into service in the spring. Amongst the group of 6 who assisted save the dog on Saturday were 3 females who are completely trained for ice water rescue, the primary kept in mind.
The Trenton ice water rescue group was moneyed by contributions from Stewart’s Shop and Brookfield Power, along with the Barneveld Fire Department’s Fund Drive.
