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Massachusetts firefighters broke out some heavy equipment Friday to save a dog that had fallen through the ice in a Shrewsbury pond: their hovercraft.
The Shrewsbury Fire Department shared a photo of the rescue, in which a firefighter waded out into the water from the vehicle to help get the dog, named Rocky, to safety from the middle of Flint Pond, officials said. And the dog seemed to appreciate it.
"Once he saw the hovercraft, he pretty much decided on his own, that's where he's going," said firefighter Brendan Palumbo, who assisted his colleague Kenny Massaro from the vehicle.