Dramatic rescue of a dog who fell on a frozen lake in Chicago

January 31, 2019

The animal slipped and fell into the icy waters and his owner threw himself behind him to save him from death. The video went viral on YouTube.

The freezing cold that hits the city of ChicagoIn the United States, nine people and thousands of evacuees have already been killed. The temperature has reached -50 degrees and the mayor, Rahm Emanuel, came to advise that no one should be "exposed to the outside for more than five seconds".

The extreme temperature seemed to give a minimum respite and the thermometer rose, even though it remained below freezing. Because of this, a man decided to take his dog for a walk and while they were Lincoln Park, your pet ran, weathered and fell inside the lake Michigan.

The action generated the desperate action of the man, who asked to remain anonymous and who did not hesitate a second to dive into the water to save Pika, his nine-month-old dog, although he knows that his chances of survival are slim.

The dog was secured, but his owner did not manage to leave on his own and started asking for help. Relief arrived when the staff of the Department of Chicago Police He appeared in the area to help him.

"He started shouting, "Help me, help me"", Says the officer Miguel Del Toro, who coordinated the rescue team who filmed the action through a camera placed on the body of an officer. The images were shared in Youtube and show how the man was, dead-end, in the rubble of ice.

The man was taken to the hospital in a police car. He was reunited with Pika, which recovered without problems despite having entered the icy waters.

"They saved my life and I will always be grateful"Said the man and added:"The rescuers took care of me and my dog ​​in the ambulance and allowed Pika to stay with me under the thermal blanket of the emergency room."

The weather in Chicago It was deteriorating little by little. The 9 degrees recorded initially decreased considerably and on Tuesday it reached 0 degrees. However, the decline has been reduced to -50, but the situation is expected to be recomposed from Friday.