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Man, Dog Rescued After Falling Through Ice Into Sterling Pond

Watch video of the dramatic rescue.

Firefighters save a man and his dog after they fell into the icy pond behind their North Cove Road home Sunday morning.
Firefighters save a man and his dog after they fell into the icy pond behind their North Cove Road home Sunday morning. (Sterling Fire Department)

STERLING, MA — A dramatic rescue was caught on video of Sterling Firefighter Nick Finizio, and his partner, saving a man and his dog after they fell into the icy pond behind their North Cove Road home Sunday morning.

“This was definitely one for the books. The hardest part for us was traversing the ice, because it was so thin, it just gets in the way and breaks up,” said Firefighter Finizio. “It makes swimming to the victim a lot harder. Makes navigating the sled a lot harder.”

Police say the owner was trying to save his dog, when his canoe tipped over into the icy water about 75 feet from shore. Firefighters in rescue suits rushed in with ropes.

First, rescuing the man and then saving his dog. The entire recovery taking about 15 minutes. Finizio told WBZ, “It felt longer. More like an hour.”

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