Dog rescued after falling through river ice
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Police rescued a dog that broke through the ice in Opaskwayak Cree Nation last week, but the pooch later escaped.
RCMP contacted the Manitoba First Nation Police Service on April 10 after the dog fell into the Saskatchewan River. Police requested other resources, but they were unavailable, the MFNPS said Wednesday.
MFNPS officers spotted the dog roughly 30 metres from shore and could see that the canine was struggling to get out of the water. They found a canoe nearby with help from two female youths.
Police used the canoe to cross the water and rescue the dog. Officers used a thermal heat blanket to warm the dog once it was back on shore. The dog was placed in a police vehicle and returned to the MFNPS detachment so the pooch could dry off and rest.
No one claimed the dog, and it later escaped. The presumed stray has since been returning to the area of the detachment, the MFNPS said.
