CLAY, N.Y. (AP) - A central New York deputy was briefly hospitalized with hypothermia-related symptoms after rescuing two dogs from a frozen pond.
The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office says Deputy Tim Hahn responded to a 911 call on Tuesday in the Town of Clay that two golden retrievers had fallen through some ice on a pond north of Syracuse.
When Hahn arrived at the scene, the dogs were struggling to stay above water. Hahn managed to grab a nearby ladder to assist in the rescue, but while removing the dogs from the icy water he fell in.
Hahn was able to crawl out of the pond and was taken to an area hospital with non-life- threatening injuries. Authorities say he was treated and released and the dogs were reunited with their owner.
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