Man and dog treated for hypothermia after falling through ice on Ottawa River

Ottawa Fire Services have rescued a man and a dog who fell through ice on the Ottawa River.

A man and his dog were rescued from the Ottawa River after falling through the ice in Orleans on Saturday morning.

Ottawa Fire spokesperson Nick Defazio told CTV News the incident occured around 10:45 a.m. just north of Terranova Drive and Champlain Street, near François Dupont Park. Rescue crews arrived at the scene around 11 a.m.

The man and the dog were safely pulled out of the water by ice-rescue technicians around 11:15 a.m.

Ottawa Paramedics spokesperson Neil Martin told CTV News they received the call just before 11:10 a.m. and treated an adult male with hypothermia. The man was taken to hospital by EMS and is said to be in stable condition.

Residents began to warm up the dog while the man was being assessed.

Ottawa firefighter Frank Brunet is the one who rescued the man and the dog. Initially, they were able to get the man out with a rope, but the dog got on top of him.

"At that point, his dog walked over and got on him and he broke through the ice so we had to go into the water and get the victim and the dog," said Brunet.