PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh park ranger rescued a dog from a lake at Highland Park Thursday afternoon.
According to police, the incident happened around 1:15 p.m. in the park, which is located near the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium.
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Initially, emergency responders, including police and park rangers, were called to Carnegie Lake at the park after a dog fell in and “became wedged.”
Chopper 11 spotted a large presence of crews at the scene.
A park ranger entered the water and tried to get the dog free. EMS divers were then called in to assist rescuing the dog -- a Yorkshire terrier -- from underneath a slab in the lake.
They were able to save the dog and return it to its owner.