
 
 Darcy Matheson, CTV Vancouver 
 
 
 
 
 
 A Vancouver police officer recently commended for his part in a water rescue just went beyond the call of duty yet again, this time jumping into frigid waters to save a stranded dog. Rescuing a drowning dog chased a bird into Lost Lagoon at Stanley Park #VPD pic.twitter.com/9WkvtrACdM — @RiskManagerCa 
 
 On Friday afternoon around 4:30 p.m. PT, police were called by a resident who saw a dog chase a ball onto the thin ice and subsequently fall through. After being alerted by someone nearby, officers arrived to see the tired dog struggling to stay above the water. 'Removed portions of his uniform' 
 
 "Concerned for the immediate well-being of the dog, one of our officers removed portions of his uniform, took hold of one end of a rescue rope, and with his co-workers holding the other end, he made his way to the dog," wrote Const. Jason Doucette in an email to CBC News. Peter Colenutt stripped off part of his uniform and leapt into action. The dog and officer were chilly but otherwise uninjured when they reached the shore.
– A hearty Vancouver police officer is being hailed as a hero for plunging into a freezing lake to save a dog, the CBC reports. (Police retweeted images here.) The pooch became trapped after he chased a ball onto Lost Lagoon on Friday afternoon and plunged through thin ice. By the time cops arrived, the dog was struggling to stay above water. Constable Peter Colenutt pulled off his coat and shoes and plunged into the frigid lake in short sleeves. "He took hold of one end of a rescue rope, and with his co-workers holding the other end, he made his way to the dog," Constable Jason Doucette tells CTV. Photos posted on Twitter show Colenutt grabbing the black shaggy dog by the scruff and easing him through blocks of ice to the shore. Others show him padding in his bare feet in the snow to a squad car. "The dog and our officer were both pretty chilly, but thankfully okay," Vancouver police tweeted. It's not Colenutt's first water rescue. Last June, the officer raced into the water to save a swimmer in distress, per CTV; he had just been given an award in that case. Photos of the latest heroics unleashed a flood of praise for Colenutt on Twitter. "An officer AND a gentleman," tweeted one user. (A family dog saved a boy trapped in clothes dryer.)