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    Amazing Photos Of A Dog Rescue On The Ice

    What can one man do? He saw the dog from his window, suited up and hit the ice.

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    Chicago firefighters attempt to rescue the dog that had been running along the ice far into Lake Michigan by helicopter.

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    Firefighters also attempt to rescue the dog by boat.

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    "I grabbed the kayak and pushed off shore and went and got him"

    Kayaker Dave Kehnast celebrates after helping Chicago firefighters rescue a dog that had been running along the ice, far into Lake Michigan Brian Cassella, Chicago Tribune

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    "Dave Kehnast saw the dog from the window his apartment and jumped into action. What sort of action does one take with a strange dog floating on ice chunks? Kehnast had an idea: He put on his wetsuit and grabbed his kayak. Soon he was out there with the dog, coaxing him to shore."

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