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Dog plunges into icy lake on Christmas Eve, rescuers on paddleboat save it, video shows

A dog was rescued by officials with a paddleboat after falling through an icy lake, Oklahoma fire officials said.
A dog was rescued by officials with a paddleboat after falling through an icy lake, Oklahoma fire officials said. Screengrab from Oklahoma City Fire Department's Facebook page

A dog was rescued after falling through an icy lake in Oklahoma, fire officials said.

Oklahoma City Fire Department officials responded to reports of a pet needing to be rescued on Christmas Eve, according to a post on the fire department’s Facebook page.

First responders arrived at The Pines West Lake at about 3 p.m. to find a man standing with a rope attached to a dog that had fallen through the ice.

Rescuers used a paddleboat that was on the shore to reach the dog, according to the Facebook post.

The dog was brought to the shoreline and didn’t suffer any injuries, rescuers said.

“We are glad this one turned out well,” the Facebook post read.

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This story was originally published December 26, 2022 at 3:59 PM with the headline "Dog plunges into icy lake on Christmas Eve, rescuers on paddleboat save it, video shows."

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Paloma Chavez
McClatchy DC
Paloma Chavez is a reporter covering real-time news on the West Coast. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Southern California.
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