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WHITEFIELD, N.H. (AP) – A team of rescuers pulled a dog named Jenny from frigid waters in Cherry Pond after she fell through the ice Sunday afternoon.

Firefighters, police and a state Fish and Game officer came to Jenny’s rescue after her owner, a Manchester man, fell through the ice trying to save her. He freed himself from the pond but was unable to get his dog.

Fire Chief John St. Martin said the dog and her owner were out walking at a wildlife refuge near the airport when the young Saint Bernard mix ran out onto thin ice and fell through about 70 to 80 feet from the shore.

St. Martin would not identify Jenny’s owner but said he fell through the ice trying to rescue her. When his legs became numb, he got out of the water and called for help.

Firefighters, two Whitefield police officers and the fish and game officer roped themselves together and broke through the ice, forming a line. They used a pole with a loop at the end to pull the dog into shore.

St. Martin said both dog and owner were invited to warm up at the fire station.

“She was a beautiful dog,” he said. Once she dried off, “she perked right up,” he said.

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