A quick-thinking passer-by has earned praise for pulling a man from a frozen lake in Epping Forest after he fell through the ice trying to rescue a dog.
Drama at Connaught Water in Essex
The chilling incident unfolded on Sunday afternoon at Connaught Water, Essex. When a dog wandered onto the icy surface, a man bravely stepped onto the frozen lake to save it — but the ice gave way beneath him.
Trapped in freezing water, the man’s fate looked grim until another passerby plunged in to pull him out. Eyewitness video captured the tense moment bwhen oth men battled the cold to claw their way back to safety.