West Plains, MO. – Emergency responders in West Plains received a shocking report today of what was possibly a child who had gotten stuck on ice of partly frozen Arrowhead Lake in West Plains. The location of the call was County Road 9000, and the call was issued just a bit after 1pm.
Responders were instead, greeted with the scene of a man who had made his way onto the lake in order to rescue a large white dog, who had gotten itself isolated and stuck on the ice. The man had tried to reach the dog with a canoe, which capsized as he journeyed out. Crews from Howell County Rural Fire Department, the South Howell County Ambulance, and the West Plains Fire Department rescued both the man and the canine, utilizing a rescue boat.
The man was treated on-scene and released, and the dog was taken to a local vet for care, but was rescued without major harm from the cold.
