St Bernard rescued in Montana after tail freezes to pond

Firefighter Brandon Fleury, left, breaks the ice around Duke as firefighter Ben Jares holds on to the dog as they rescue the 16-month-old St. Bernard, who was frozen to the ice.Gene Larson said his 118-pound dog, Duke, escaped from the family's garden on Thursday night.
Rescuers believe the dog fell through the ice on a pond at a local golf course. While the animal was able to pull itself out of the freezing water, its tail got stuck, stranding it in the middle of the pond.A worker at the Peter Yegen Jr Golf Club in Billings, Montana, saw the animal on Friday morning and raised the alarm.
Firefighters had to break up the ice around the dog's tail before hauling the giant dog back to shore