A 34-year-old man from Brooklyn has drowned while trying to save his dog from a frozen pond in upstate New York this weekend . The Ontario County Sheriff 's Office says Garvin Anthony Brown and his fiancee were renting a home in the Finger Lakes town of Naples , 40 miles southeast of Rochester . Deputies say Brown was walking his dog around 1am Sunday when the pooch went onto the ice of a pond and fell into the water . Scroll down for video . Hero dog owner : Garvin Brown , 34 , died last week saving his pet dog ( right ) that fell through the ice on a pond on upstate New York . The canine survived . On thin ice : Brown was walking his dog while vacationing with his fiancee in Naples , New York , when the pooch ran onto a frozen pond along Route 21 . Police say Brown ventured out onto the frozen pond to save his pet , but the thin ice cracked and the 34-year-old fell through . Investigators say Brown was unable to get out of the frigid water and drowned . His dog survived the harrowing ordeal . The couple were staying at Jim 's Adirondack House during their weekend getaway when tragedy struck , reported WROC . When their dog fell through the ice , Brown ran inside the cabin to alert his fiancee and then returned to the pond to try and rescue the animal . The woman immediately called 911 to get help , and first responders arrived on the scene along Route 21 in Naples a short time later , but by that time Brown had already drowned . Responding officers were able to locate the man 's body at the bottom of the pond and recover it within an hour . Brown was pronounced dead at the scene . Failed rescue : Brown 's fiancee called 911 to get help , but by the time emergency responders arrived , it was too late . Rest in peace : The 34-year-old is survived by his fiancee and a large extended family , many of whom mourned him online Sunday . The deceased pet owner 's body was taken to a nearby hospital for an autopsy to confirm his cause of death . Brown , a Brooklyn DJ who went by the stage name Tony Trixx , leaves behind a large extended family . 'To all who knew him . My nephew Anthony Garvin Brown gone to soon . Died being a hero , ' his uncle Alfie Blackman wrote on his Facebook page .
Garvin Anthony Brown , 34 , was pronounced dead after falling through thin ice in New York , Naples . Brown , a DJ from Brooklyn , was walking his dog when the animal went onto frozen pond ; the dog survived the ordeal . Brown 's body was recovered from the bottom of the pond within an hour .