Man in underwear crawls over frozen river to rescue dog

A man who stripped down to his underwear and crawled across a frozen river to rescue his trapped dog has been condemned by firefighters.

According to an eyewitness, the man fell into the River Stour, in Dedham, Essex, at about 10:00 GMT on Sunday but managed to climb out with the animal.

Fellow dog walker Paul Wenborne, who witnessed the incident, described it as a "foolish act of bravery".

An Essex Fire Service spokesman said: "This was extremely dangerous."

Fish porter Mr Wenborne, 52, of Rayleigh, Essex, said he was amazed at the man's actions.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-17005566

i know its foolish, but if marley went ein i would do the same
but i would of had him on the lead near an iced of river or lake

I would say he acted on instinct. His dog was in trouble and he wanted to help. I think we all know how dangerous this kind of act is but it wouldn't stop any of us from doing the same thing. At least he and the dog survived.

They can't blame him because then the RSPCA would of been onto him for not doing anything.

He'd be a daft sod, at least he cares enough about his dog to save it though, I wonder how many other people would do the same thing in his situation?...