St. Louis firefighter Stan Baynes keeps a Diablo the Doberman Pinscher above water while he is rescued from the lake in O'Fallon Park in St. Louis, Mo.
Diablo the dog had a devil of the time when he started chasing geese on a frozen pond at the weekend.
The dopey Doberman Pinscher had a brush with mortality after he crashed through the ice at O'Fallon Park in St Louis, Mo., and got stuck for almost half an hour.
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Baynes coaxes Diablo onto a ladder to get him out of the icy water.
With temperatures in the water well below zero, the pet pooch thrashed around trying to escape.
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Baynes and Demetris Alfred (right) pull the dog to safety.
Worried walkers spotted the floundering pup, trapped some 20 yards from the pond's edge, and dialed 911.
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Alfred (left) and Baynes signal their colleagues on shore to pull them off the ice.
Firefighters arrived and found the dog close to death.
But, wearing ice suits and using a ladder and ropes, they managed to haul the frosty hound to safety.
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Jason Newsome stands ready to wrap up a chilly Diablo.
They then handed Diablo over to owner Jason Newsome, who wrapped him in a warm blanket and took him to a veterinarian.
