{"id":519346,"date":"2026-01-16T02:39:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T02:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/519346\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T02:39:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T02:39:45","slug":"trooper-helps-rescue-woman-and-her-labrador-bernese-mountain-dog-from-icy-canal-in-little-falls-ny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/519346\/","title":{"rendered":"Trooper helps rescue woman and her Labrador Bernese Mountain dog from icy canal in Little Falls, NY"},"content":{"rendered":"

LITTLE FALLS, New York (WABC) — First responders helped rescue a dog and its owner from an icy canal in Little Falls over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Investigators say a woman was walking with her Labrador Bernese Mountain dog mix last Saturday when the dog got too close to the water and fell in.<\/p>\n

When the woman tried to get the dog out, she also fell in.<\/p>\n

New York State Police responded to the call around 8:50 a.m., on Jan. 10 to assist the Little Falls Police Department and the Little Falls Fire Department.<\/p>\n

A passerby called to report the incident.<\/p>\n

The first responders removed the woman from the water safely but the dog was struggling and starting to go under.<\/p>\n

Trooper Michael Szarek and a fellow officer then used a water rescue rope to help the dog out, but the dog was unable to grab on.<\/p>\n

Szarek then went into the water and rescued the dog.<\/p>\n

Both the woman and her dog were brought to shore safely. They were not seriously injured.<\/p>\n

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