Wyandotte police and fire worked to rescue a dog on Monday evening from the Detroit River.
Wyandotte police said the labradoodle had gotten away from its owner while they were on a walk Monday. It ended up in the icy Detroit River.The rescue team managed to move the ice close to the riverbank and use a"catchpole" to secure the dog.
"The rescuer did this while standing on a slippery ladder that was submerged in the river while his coworkers held onto him via a rope," Wyandotte police said on Facebook.
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