A family pet is now safe, dry, and warm after falling through the ice and into a pond thanks to a firefighter from the Bloomington Fire Department.
Firefighter Robby Smith rescued the dog Wednesday morning. It was a quiet Wednesday morning on the pond off of Penn Avenue, until a call came in.
“We got the call saying there was a dog that had fallen through the ice in a pond and that the owner was at the shore, and potentially going to go in and get the dog,” Smith said.
Smith was at Fire Staion One in Bloomington. He loaded a water rescue suit in the truck and responded to the call.
“The cops were there trying to hold the owner back, because the owner wasn’t going to be a victim as well,” he said.