BLACK LAB RESCUED FROM DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR WASHINGTON BLVD AND THATCHER AVE, RIVER FOREST

    TUE DEC 31 2013 ~12:00 PM
    RIVER FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT
    ICE/WATER RESCUE
    DES PLAINES RIVER AND CHICAGO AVE BRIDGE

    BLACK LAB RAN ACROSS ICE INTO OPEN WATER IN THE DES PLAINES RIVER. FIREFIGHTERS WEARING PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES AND PROTECTIVE SUITS FOR ICE WATER CONDITIONS USED A LADDER FOR SUPPORT ABOVE THE WATER AND GRABBED THE DOG BY THE COLLAR, AND PULLED IT TO SAFETY.

    THE BLACK LAB WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL VETERINARIAN -- HOPEFULLY IN GOOD CONDITION.

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