This is the heartwarming moment firefighters rescued a dog that was trapped in an icy pond in Utah.
On Sunday afternoon, the pup, named Bob was unable to get out of the frigid waters after a ‘polar plunge’ into the Steed Pond in Clearfield, approximately 30miles from Salt Lake City.
Once the rescue crew arrived, one of the firefighters named Logan Hadley put a dry suit on and was hooked up to a rope rig while the rest of the squad pulled him and the dog out.
As the firefighter approached the water, the frightened dog swam over to him just before he scurried out of the water and ran to his owners.
‘Please be safe with your pets and children as ice conditions are still not as safe as we’d like them to be,’ North Davis Fire District said in a Facebook post.
Logan Hadley, a firefighter with the North Davis Fire District rescued a dog named Bob out of the frozen Steed Pong in Clearfield, Utah on Sunday afternoon
Hadley is seen crawling to the icy pond, dressed in a bright yellow dry suit, a black ski mask and black boots. He is attached to a rope rig that his crew members held on to
The video begins as Hadley who is dressed in a bright yellow suit, a black ski mask and black boots starts to crawl next to a silver ladder in the snow.
While he crawls toward the pond to rescue Bob, a bright red strap and silver rope is attached to him.
The firefighter then turns around as a member of the “B” shift tells him: ‘When you get closer start going feet first.’
As he continues to crawl toward the trapped pup, Bob starts to bark and growl as his owners try to calm him down.
The dog’s owner says: ‘It’s okay buddy, he’s gonna save you!’
Hadley keeps crawling toward the large pond that is surrounded by snow and a solid sheet of ice.
Bob continues to hold on to the edge of the icy layer as the firefighter approaches and begins to position his body to enter the colds water.
‘His name is Bob. Bob, be good,’ his owner says.
The firefighter then crouches into the pond as a chunk of ice breaks off and her slowly approached the pet.
The firefighter is seen just before he lowered himself into the freezing water as the dog held on to the side of the ice wall
Bob the dog tried to bite Hadley when he was being rescued but both of them were eventually was set free safely
As he tries to get his bearings, Bob quickly lets go of the ice wall and paddles over to Hadley.
As the firefighter tries to embrace the dog, Bob begins to panic and tries to bight him.
Through all of this, Hadley doesn’t let go and keeps a hold on the startled dog’s face and pulls the rest of his body up.
A crew member says: ‘Start pulling!’
Within seconds the firefighter and the dog are pulled out of the water as the dog runs over to his owners and shakes off the ice and snow on his body.
The firefights is then dragged back in on the rope rig as he slides across the snow on his stomach.
‘Firefighter Hadley did a fantastic job today helping Bob. The rest of “B” shift who you can’t see on camera are on the bank making sure Hadley and Bob remain safe,’ the fire district wrote in the Facebook post.
Hadley and Bob are seen escaping the frozen pond as the dog ran over to his owner and the firefighter is dragged in on the snow
In November, Hadley (right), who is also an Advanced emergency medical technician, was crowned ‘Firefighter of the Month’
In November, Hadley, who is also an Advanced emergency medical technician, was crowned ‘Firefighter of the Month.’
‘Logan is a one of a kind guy, he’s selfless, he’s determined, he learns quickly, and then he teaches new firefighters that knowledge to help them develop as well,’ the post said.
Pet owners are encouraged to try and keep their dogs away from frozen bodies of water in the winter, or keep them close by.
According to PETA, dogs should ‘always’ be kept on a secure leash or harness during walks and should never be allowed to roam free near open bodies of water.