Firefighters enter water to rescue dog that fell through ice

Firefighters have rescued a dog from a frozen lake in Melton Country Park this afternoon (Friday).

Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service sent specialist technical rescue teams from their Southern Fire Station who specialise in water rescues to the incident earlier today after reports a spaniel had fallen through the ice.

Firefighers entered the frozen water to rescue the dog. Photo: NEMM

A spokesperson for Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service said: "We received a call to a dog (spaniel) that had fallen through the ice at Melton Country Park. We had 2 x Tech Rescue enter the water on inflatable rafts and rescue the dog. The dog was safely rescued and has been taken to the vets to be checked over."

It has not been reported which lake the dog was in or how it came to be on the ice.