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AUBURN, Ohio — A local firefighter is recovering from hypothermia after rescuing a dog from Beartown Lakes.
“The ice kept collapsing and breaking so I had to continue to just hit the ice and pound the ice to get to the dog,” said Nick Tomaselli from his hospital bed in Chardon. He was admitted to University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center on Sunday. Julius, who’s a one-and-a-half-year-old boxer, was apparently chasing geese out on the ice, when it gave way and he fell into the water and couldn’t escape.
His owner immediately called 911 for help. The Auburn Fire Department was quick to arrive. Tomaselli was the first to go in after the dog. He said it was difficult because he had to break through so much ice; and while all that was happening, his dry suit started leaking.
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