Watch: Police Save Dog from Ruff Weekend Getaway

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A goldendoodle’s lazy Sunday went awry when he ventured into the depths of the Elm Bank Reservation in Wellesley, MA.

The Wellesley Police Department rescued Cooper, a dog stranded on a tree in the Charles River, on the morning of March 8. Cooper was unable to get to shore because of the flowing water and the coat of ice on the river.

Police officers, alongside Wellesley firefighters, put on ice rescue suits before jumping in the water and transporting the dog to dry land. Firefighters dried off Cooper and allowed him to recuperate in their fire engine before his owner took him home.

Cooper dashed from his owner on Saturday during a walk along the Elm Bank Reservation, police said. The owner unsuccessfully attempted to find the dog that afternoon and returned Sunday morning to put up notices when a citizen informed him that Cooper was spotted near the river bank.

Thin ice warning signs were posted in the area by the Wellesley Police Department back in February.

Cooper was the third dog, between the winter of this and last year, to underestimate an icy Charles River.

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Photo via WPD.