[caption id="attachment_28654" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Photo: Sandy Ferguson"][/caption]A cocker spaniel named Matt decided to frolic across a frozen duck pond in Kilmarnock, Scotland, but broke through the ice and became stuck.  The scene went from peaceful to nightmarish instantly, but thanks to a quick response from rescue crews, Matt was pulled to safety in time.

Stevie Logan, Kilmarnock Fire Brigade's station commander, in turn praised the quick actions of those who dialled 999 warning attempting a rescue themselves could have been fatal.

"The people in this case did exactly the right thing by phoning us, and not attempting to rescue it themselves. Too many people have drowned trying to rescue their dogs, and although it is a hard thing to do to stand by and watch the dog struggling, we do have the specialist knowledge and equipment to carry out a rescue."

Link (Daily Mail).