This is the dramatic moment firemen rescued a German Shepherd from a frozen lake in Indianapolis. Indianapolis Fire Department (IFD) firefighters retrieved the hapless pooch stranded in the ice in a retention pond on February 5.

The Indianapolis Fire Department saved a German Shepherd that fell through a frozen pond on the east side of Indianapolis on Sunday.

Indianapolis Fire Department rescued a German Shephard from an icy pond after it fell in while playing with another dog. The dog is now in the care of Indianapolis Animal Care and Control.

INDIANAPOLIS — IFD is being praised after saving a dog that fell through a frozen pond Sunday afternoon on Indy's far east side. According to a social media post from the department, just after 5:30 p.m. Feb. 2, crews responded to the 11800 block of Hartland Drive, near North Cumberland Road and 10th Street.

Indianapolis Fire Department secured the dog with a safety rope before pulling it to shore (Feb 4). (Credit: Indianapolis Fire Department via TMX).

Firefighters came to the rescue when a German shepherd that had been playing with another dog fell into a frozen retention pond in Indianapolis.