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A dog that went missing in Edmonton on Sunday is expected to survive despite being found 24 hours later on the North Saskatchewan River with its tail frozen to the ice.

The year-and-a-half-old dog named Roscoe was rescued by Edmonton fire crews on Monday afternoon and taken to the Edmonton Emergency Veterinarian Clinic.

“It's absolutely a miracle,” owner Dave Baird said.

“And Roscoe is by far, he's the toughest dog I know. He's unbelievable. If it would have been any other dog they never would have survived it.”

Roscoe went missing from the family’s property on Edmonton’s eastern border with Strathcona County on Sunday. When he didn’t come back on Monday, the family started looking for him.


The family’s other dog led Baird’s 13-year-old daughter Mikaela down to the edge of the river. That’s where she saw Roscoe out on the ice.

“I saw him and I just started crying right away,” she said. “And I called Dad. I said 'Dad, oh my gosh, he's on the ice.'"

A full contingent of firefighters was sent after a neighbour made it sound as though Mikaela was on the river.


However, the crew worked quickly to save Roscoe, eventually pulling him to safety on an inflatable raft.

The scared and bewildered dog was then rolled onto a blanket, carried onto a fire truck and driven to an emergency veterinarian clinic downtown.


"His lower extremities were frozen into the river, we suspect he was in the water probably 24 hours," Baird said. "He had a block of ice on his tail the size of a gas can."

Roscoe’s prognosis is good. He was moving his head and trying to get up when Dave Baird visited him at the clinic.


Roscoe will spend the night at the clinic because he is too exhausted to go home.

Baird is grateful to everyone who helped in the rescue.

"There are no words, just thank you," he said. "That's all we can say ... thank you to everybody involved."
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  1. Anonymous says:

    A very happy ending yea!

  2. Unknown says:

    I wish to thank all of the firefighters who saved this beautiful dog from the river. I thank GOD also for staying with this beloved pet, until he was rescued . Again from my heart. THANK YOU GUY.

  3. Anonymous says:

    Thank you for saving the dog angels in big yellow jackets xx

  4. Anonymous says:

    Firemen; above and beyond... thank you from all of us Dog lovers :)

  5. Anonymous says:

    Just want to thank the Edmonton firefighters for bringing this little girls dog back to her alive and well(besides being a little frozen). much love from a fan in South Dakota!

  6. Brave men who are dedicated to the "art" of rescuing & saving lives. They are invaluable to our society & their strength, ability & perseverance make them indispensable to the quality of our lives. Thank you from the heart

  7. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SAVING GODS CREATURES. I'M PRAYING HE HAS FULL RECOVERY. <3

  8. Great save to hero rescue people

  9. Wonderful rescue.

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