Three men sprang into action on Tuesday morning to rescue a man who was stuck in the frigid water at Ashbridges Bay.
According to police, the man was walking his dog in the area when the animal got away from him and jumped into the lake. The man rushed into the water and saved his pet but lost feeling in his legs and could not get out of the lake. His calls for help were heard by three other men who were passing by at the time of the incident.
“I just yelled, ‘Call 911’ and I just started running,” one of the men told CTV News on Tuesday.
“I got to the edge there and the poor guy is in the water up to his waist and I threw him my dog leash and tried to pull him out.”
He said two other men came along to help rescue the man from the water before police and paramedics arrived on scene.
Police told CTV News that the temperature of the water is between 1 C and 4 C and the man was in the early stages of hypothermia when he was pulled out. He is expected to be OK.
