Man rescues dog from frozen pond at VanderYacht Park

A trip to VanderYacht Park to walk the park trails in the momentary sun this afternoon while listening to music became far more involved today for a local man.

Stone, as he identified himself, could see the dog had made its way onto the inches-thick ice across the pond in the middle of the park. Stone explained he couldn’t hear the owner’s screams for help since he was wearing headphones but realized the dog had fallen in and did not look like it was going to get out on its own.

With the dog’s owner frantically looking on, Stone waded into the pond breaking a trail in the ice until finally reaching the dog. The scared pooch gnawed on Stone’s hand as he brought it back to the shore and its grateful owner.

A Ferndale Police officer arrived and treated Stone for the bite injuries on his hand while the dog owner tried to round up her skittish and shivering dog.

Stone brushed off bystanders’ recognition of his gallant efforts as “no big deal.”

Bystander shakes hands with a good Samaritan who had just rescued a dog from a frozen pond in VanderYacht Park (February 10, 2017). Photo: Discover Ferndale

A drench good Samaritan, Stone, heads to his car after rescuing a dog from a frozen pond in VanderYacht Park (February 10, 2017). Photo: Discover Ferndale

After being rescued from a frozen pond in VanderYacht Park, the skittish and shivering dog is not keen to being rounded up by its owner (February 10, 2017). Photo: Discover Ferndale

Good Samaritan, Stone, gets some medical attention from a Ferndale Police officer after rescuing a dog from a frozen pond in VanderYacht Park (February 10, 2017). Photo: Discover Ferndale

Trail of broken ice shows where dog was rescued from a frozen pond in vanderyacht park (February 10, 2017). Photo: Discover Ferndale