New York police officer falls through ice rescuing resident’s dog
By Molly Ormsbee
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TICONDEROGA, New York (WPTZ) — A Ticonderoga police officer fell through the ice Sunday after assisting a resident whose dog had also fallen into the water off of Black Point Road.
The police officer responded to the call around 3:45 p.m. According to the Ticonderoga Police Department, the officer was able to reach the dog that had fallen through the ice, but as he tried to remove it from the water, the ice broke and the officer fell in.
The dog’s owner then attempted to help the officer and fell into the ice as well. Officials said the officer was able to get the dog out of the water and assist the owner out before self-rescuing.
Once out of the water, the dog was taken home and the owner was transported to the emergency room. EMS responded to evaluate the officer, who returned to duty.
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