By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 20:25 EST, 13 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 05:09 EST, 14 January 2014 . It was a real dog of an afternoon on Sunday for a pet pooch and some local firefighters in St Louis, Missouri. Doberman pinscher Diablo became stuck in a frozen-over pond near O'Fallon Park for almost half an hour and almost died from the below-zero water temperatures. He had been chasing geese when he fell through the ice, according to Examiner. City officials say firefighters responded swiftly to the rescue after worried witnesses called 911 about the floundering dog. St. Louis firefighter Stan Baynes keeps Doberman Pinscher Diablo above water during a rescue in O'Fallon Park on Sunday . Panic: Firefighters reported it was hard to get Diablo to cooperate because he had been stuck in the water for 25 minutes and was obviously panicking . St. Louis firefighters Stan Baynes (right) and Demetris Alfred (center), both wearing ice suits, use a ladder and rope to rescue Diablo from a frigid river . Success: Firefighters Demetris Alfred (left) and Stan Baynes (right) signal other firefighters on shore to pull them off the ice on a lake in O'Fallon Park on Sunday after getting a dog out of the water . The dog was continuing to try and get out of the frigid water after its fall, but was unable to do so, trapped roughly 20 yards from the pondâ€™s edge. Firefighter Demetris Alfred said Diablo was close to death before they reached him. 'He was almost done,' he said. The rescue proved difficult with Diablo not the most cooperative of victims. 'He kept rolling over and submerging,' said firefighter Stan Baynes. Coming in: Diablo is finally on land after being stuck in freezing water for half an hour on Sunday in St. Louis . Grateful: The dog's owner Jason Newsome (left) waits with a blanket to wrap up Diablo . But the brave men from the St. Louis Fire . Department's Rescue Squad 1C eventually got the job done, using a . ladder and ropes to pull the cold canine from the lake while wearing ice . suits. Diablo's grateful owner, Jason Newsome, was waiting with a warm blanket and immediately whisked him away to a veterinarian. Luckily Diablo suffered no permanent damage from the water. A spokesman noted that while it is fortunate the dog was saved this week, the incident should stand as a warning to humans, too, of the serious threat that ice-covered water can pose to everyone. Warming up: Jason Newsome and his son Juelz prepare to take their dog Diablo to the vet after he almost died in an icy pond . I'm fine: Diablo suffered no dermanent damaged from the freezing temperature of the water, which he was stuck in for half an hour on Sunday . 'It is difficult to identify the stability of ice over a body of water,' he said. 'Do not take chances venturing out on any frozen body of water. Stay safe and stay on shore!'
Diablo the doberman pinscher was chasing geese across a frozen-over pond on Sunday in O'Fallon Park, St. Louis .
He fell through thin ice and couldn't get himself out .
Witnesses called 911 and local firefighters were able to enter the water wearing ice suits and remove the dog using a ladder and ropes .
Despite being in the freezing water for 30 minutes, Diablo suffered no permanent injuries .
By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 20:25 EST, 13 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 05:09 EST, 14 January 2014 . It was a real dog of an afternoon on Sunday for a pet pooch and some local firefighters in St Louis, Missouri. Doberman pinscher Diablo became stuck in a frozen-over pond near O'Fallon Park for almost half an hour and almost died from the below-zero water temperatures. He had been chasing geese when he fell through the ice, according to Examiner. City officials say firefighters responded swiftly to the rescue after worried witnesses called 911 about the floundering dog. St. Louis firefighter Stan Baynes keeps Doberman Pinscher Diablo above water during a rescue in O'Fallon Park on Sunday . Panic: Firefighters reported it was hard to get Diablo to cooperate because he had been stuck in the water for 25 minutes and was obviously panicking . St. Louis firefighters Stan Baynes (right) and Demetris Alfred (center), both wearing ice suits, use a ladder and rope to rescue Diablo from a frigid river . Success: Firefighters Demetris Alfred (left) and Stan Baynes (right) signal other firefighters on shore to pull them off the ice on a lake in O'Fallon Park on Sunday after getting a dog out of the water . The dog was continuing to try and get out of the frigid water after its fall, but was unable to do so, trapped roughly 20 yards from the pondâ€™s edge. Firefighter Demetris Alfred said Diablo was close to death before they reached him. 'He was almost done,' he said. The rescue proved difficult with Diablo not the most cooperative of victims. 'He kept rolling over and submerging,' said firefighter Stan Baynes. Coming in: Diablo is finally on land after being stuck in freezing water for half an hour on Sunday in St. Louis . Grateful: The dog's owner Jason Newsome (left) waits with a blanket to wrap up Diablo . But the brave men from the St. Louis Fire . Department's Rescue Squad 1C eventually got the job done, using a . ladder and ropes to pull the cold canine from the lake while wearing ice . suits. Diablo's grateful owner, Jason Newsome, was waiting with a warm blanket and immediately whisked him away to a veterinarian. Luckily Diablo suffered no permanent damage from the water. A spokesman noted that while it is fortunate the dog was saved this week, the incident should stand as a warning to humans, too, of the serious threat that ice-covered water can pose to everyone. Warming up: Jason Newsome and his son Juelz prepare to take their dog Diablo to the vet after he almost died in an icy pond . I'm fine: Diablo suffered no dermanent damaged from the freezing temperature of the water, which he was stuck in for half an hour on Sunday . 'It is difficult to identify the stability of ice over a body of water,' he said. 'Do not take chances venturing out on any frozen body of water. Stay safe and stay on shore!'
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