Sudbury Fire Pulls Dog From Frigid Waters

Photo Credit: Sudbury Fire Department

Shortly before 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Sudbury Fire Department got a 911 call from a resident who had been walking her dog on conservation land near Hudson Road and Old Lancaster Road. The dog walked out too far, and fell into the icy waters and was unable to get out.

Rescuers rushed to the scene and deployed an ice rescue sled, with crews in rescue suits venturing into the water. The Golden retriever named Satchel was very cooperative as Firefighter Michael Kilgallen, assisted by Firefighter Shane Medeiros, slid to the edge of the water and lifted the her onto the sled, said Sudbury fire.

Satchel was pulled to dry land and ran to her owner. She was “chilly by otherwise unharmed.”

Chief Miles praised the quick thinking and actions of the responding firefighters.

“Firefighters are life savers, but they never know what conditions they will be working under or what kind of resident they might be called upon to save,” Chief Miles said in a press release. “Because of the preparedness and actions of Firefighters Kilgallen and Medeiros, a Sudbury family member was saved today.”