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Man jumps into icy water to save dog from frozen pond

Ice crystals gather atop a frozen pond.

EDMONTON, Alberta — A man saved his dog Saturday after it plunged into freezing water when thin ice broke at a park pond.

Duncan McIver dived in to save his dog, Cosmo.

"As soon as the ice broke, I went right in. I don't know, I think most people would do the same thing for their dogs," McIver told CTV, which had a reporter at the scene working on an unrelated story about thin ice.

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St. Albert officials said there has been an increase in ice-related rescues, according to CTV.

The ice kept breaking under McIver’s weight as he swam with Cosmo to shore. They made it to safety.

"It's a split-second thing,” McIver said. “You're not going to just let him die, right?”