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ILLINOIS (WITI) -- When a dog fell through the ice, another dog came to the rescue at the Andalusia water treatment in Illinois.
According to WQAD, one dog got the attention of a man working at the treatment plant nearby. Because of the dog's barking, the man was prompted to investigate -- that's when he spotted another dog, with its head just above the water, in an unfrozen section of a large water treatment basin.
“I’d left for lunch,” said Joe Dungan. “I came back and when I came back from lunch the one black dog was running around and tried to get my attention. I looked over in this hole over here and the other dog was in the water trying to get out, so I called 911.”
Rescue crews were sent out to rescue the dog about 11:40 a.m.
“I think he was trying to tell me something, he was saving his friend, and I kept telling the dog that it would be alright, that we were getting help as quick as we could,” said Dungan.
Plant workers used a rope to launch a flat-bottomed boat to save the stranded dog.
“It was worn out,” described Matt Stark, who was on the boat. “He didn’t have much longer. It’s a good thing that we got to him when we did.”
The dog that was barking to get the plant workers attention was still agitated and barking, that dog eventually ran off.
The dog pulled from the water was shivering and was taken into custody by animal control. He was reunited with his owner one day after being rescued from the water.
The dog was a bit sore when his owner, Dusty, picked him up, but very happy to be home.