A dramatic water rescue took place Wednesday afternoon at Flanagan Lake in Northwest Omaha.
Two people were walking their dog, Lola, around the lake when the dog took off towards some ducks in the water. Lola ended up stranded on ice and shortly after, her owners found themselves in the water trying to rescue her.
The owners were able to make it out before a rescue team from the Omaha Fire Department arrived. Two firefighters equipped with wetsuits went in after Lola.
Firefighter Charlie Oboeny told 6 News she was struggling but they were able to get her ashore.
“Got a couple of crew members, put on water rescue suits, and they went out to the water tethered off my rope and break some ice to get out there." He says as they got to the dog the ice was breaking away so it was hard to get to her. "So into the water to get the dog lifted out onto the ice shelf. Took a little bit of time, the dog was struggling a little bit but once they got it on top of the ice they were able to pull both members to the bank as well as the dog.”
Lola was dried and reunited with her family.