A white husky was saved by firefighters after falling around 20 feet down onto ice inside an old filtration pond in Muskegon, Michigan, on March 7, officials said.

Footage from Alicia Rios, an animal care specialist at the local Pound Buddies dog shelter, shows the trapped dog barking at the bottom of the concrete-walled pond before Lieutenant John Kriger of the Muskegon Heights Fire Department climbs down a ladder into the pond and uses a treat to coax the nervous dog over to him. After some encouragement, the dog comes close enough for the firefighter to grab her and safely carry her out.

According to local media, Pound Buddies received multiple calls about the distressed animal.

In a Facebook post, the shelter praised the fire department, saying the crew “arrived and within minutes, made a plan, secured their equipment, and rescued the dog from the dire situation.”

“Once again, words don’t seem adequate for expressing the gratitude we have for these amazing firefighters and the Muskegon Heights Fire Department!” Pound Buddies said.

The Muskegon Heights Fire Department said they were glad “to help deliver a little bit of happiness to the owner of this dog.” Credit: Alicia Rios via Storyful

Video Transcript

- It's OK. It's OK. It's OK.

- [INAUDIBLE] shouldn't [INAUDIBLE].

[BARKING]

- [INAUDIBLE]

[BARKING]

- OK.

- [INAUDIBLE] them hot dogs on them.

- Come here, Ivy. Come here. Come on.

Come on, Ivy. Come here. Come on.

- Come on

- Here, give him [INAUDIBLE].

- Come on. Over here. Come see us.

Come here! Come on, Ivy.

- Ivy--

- Come here.

- Get her out.

- [INAUDIBLE] coming down [INAUDIBLE]. Yeah.

- Come on, Ivy. Come on. Come on.

Hey, come on. Come here. OK, come here.

- Nope.

- Ivy, come on, girl.

- Come on.

- Come on.

- Come on.

- Come here. Come on.

- [INAUDIBLE] hot dog [INAUDIBLE].

- Come on, Ivy.

- Yeah.

- Come on, good girl.

- It's OK.

- She says, I want to, but I'm not sure.

- Come on, Ivy. Come here, sweetie.

- Come on.

- Come on.

- Come on, baby girl.

- Come on.

- Come on.

- Come on, Ivy. Come here.

- [INAUDIBLE] come on.

- Come here.

- You come to me, dad. I don't know this guy.

- It's OK.

- Good. Girl. Good girl.

- Nah. Changed my mind.

- Come here.

- [INAUDIBLE]

- Come on, Ivy.

- Come on.

- [INAUDIBLE] is like, mm-hm.

- You ain't going to get me.

- Come on Come here. Come here.

- Good girl.

- Come on. I'm sorry. Yeah.

- Sudden movements.

- Yep. Come on, Ivy.

- Come here.

- Come here.

- Come on.

- Come on. Come here. Come here, Ivy.

Come on. Come on. Come on. There you go.

- Good girl.

- Come on. Come here. Come on. Come on.

- Come on, Ivy.

- Come here.

- Come on. Come here. Come here. Over here.

- Hey, come on.

- [INAUDIBLE]

- Come on. No, come on.

- Go see your Daddy. Come on.

- Come on. Come here. Come on. Come on.

- We actually--

[INTERPOSING VOICES]

- We actually dropped the ball [INAUDIBLE].

- Yeah. Good girl. Look, come here. Come on.

- But then I--

- I am your ticket out of here. come on.

- [INAUDIBLE] the idea is [INAUDIBLE] thought about that.

- Yeah, good girl.

- Yeah.

- Let me know if you want the towel or anything, Johnny.

- I don't want this right now. Yeah.

- [INAUDIBLE]

- You know what? Want me to grab a blanket to use as a sling?

- No. She's about 60 pounds.

- [INAUDIBLE]

- Pull on my arm.

- Yup, yup.

- You stay on that side so she can see you.

- Uh-uh.

- [INAUDIBLE]

- Yay!