Firefighters in Massachusetts rescue a dog who was in a frozen river / myLot

Firefighters in Braintree Massachusetts rescue a dog who fell into an icy river

Lake Charles, Louisiana

January 30, 2024 2:49pm CST

Thanks to the actions of the owners of a male dog named Rupert who fell into the Weymouth Fore River in Braintree Massachusetts who contacted the Braintree Fire Department to report that their dog had fallen into an icy river and he needed to be rescued. The Braintree Firefighters put wetsuits and were able to rescue Rupert who was hanging to the ice with his front paws but he was not able to get out of the icy river. The firefighters used a floatation device to get Rupert out of the river and return him to his owners the same day safely. Link is upi.com/5151706219264 via @upi

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

30 Jan

I wonder if a dog is intelligent enough to learn from such an incident and stay away from icy rivers in future.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (94657)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

30 Jan

That is a good question if a dog learns their lessons after an accident happens.

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69413)

• Germany

30 Jan

@Deepizzaguy Different dog breeds are of different intelligence. Maybe dogs which can become seeing eye dogs for the blind can learn this.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (94657)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

31 Jan

@MALUSE That is true.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (159222)

• Boise, Idaho

31 Jan

Dear Rupert. Hanging on for dear life. Glad to hear he is safe.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (94657)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

31 Jan

I am in agreement with you.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (86772)

• United States

30 Jan

Firefighters..such heroes.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (94657)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

30 Jan

I am in agreement with you.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (73538)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

30 Jan

Glad he was rescued but another dog in another river, What's up?

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (94657)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

31 Jan

I guess dogs like to jump into icy waters and then they fall inside of the rivers due to their weight.

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Steve Marshall

@innertalks (21030)

• Australia

31 Jan

It looks like a nice dog. Without wetsuits, the firefighters might have gotten very cold too. At least in the non-fire season, the firefighters are still performing usefully in these types of tasks too.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (94657)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

31 Jan

That is true.

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