this is the touch and go moment a lost dog is rescued by a team of thick skinned firemen after getting trapped in the middle of a frozen river video footage shows emergency workers swimming out to cooper the goldendoodle as he sits shivering  on a sheet of ice on the charles river in wellesley, massachusetts he is then grabbed by his collar and hauled back to shore in a sleigh before being wrapped up warm in a blanket at the end of the clip cooper's owner, jared bartels, is seen bounding up to give the eight year old pooch a big hug 'thank you, guys, i appreciate it,' the father of three tells the animal's rescuers the recovery mission took place on sunday morning with temperatures around freezing it's not known how long cooper was on the ice for but he went missing around 4pm on saturday after he got spooked and ran off during a walk help me: this is the touch and go moment a lost dog is rescued by a team of thick skinned firemen after getting trapped in the middle of a frozen river  icy cold: video footage shows emergency workers swimming out to cooper the goldendoodle as he sits shivering on a sheet of ice on the charles river in wellesley, massachusetts  in safe hands: he is then grabbed by his collar and hauled back to shore in a sleigh before being wrapped up warm in a blanket  all in a day's work: the recovery mission took place on sunday morning with temperatures around freezing  the bartels family were distraught by the pet's disappearance  and swiftly made flyers one of the first people to see the flyers said they saw cooper on the ice and called authorities police said cooper was found soaked and stranded in a tree he was unable to get to shore due to the flowing river and thin ice firefighters donned cold water ice rescue suits before they plunged into the river to save the canine it is apparently the third time a dog has fallen through the ice on the charles river over the past year luckily cooper was saved in the nick of time and vets later gave him the all clear after being evaluated for exposure ruff night: it's not known how long cooper was on the ice for but he went missing around 4pm on saturday after he got spooked and ran off during a walk  scary experience: police said cooper was found soaked and stranded in a tree he was unable to get to shore due to the flowing river and thin ice  dressed for the occasion: firefighters donned cold water ice rescue suits before they plunged into the river to save the canine  happy return: at the end of the clip cooper's owner, jared bartels, is seen bounding up to give the eight year old pooch a big hug 
the charles river massachusetts sunday morning
video footage shows emergency workers swimming out to the hound as he sits shivering on a sheet of ice on the charles river in massachusetts . the recovery mission took place on sunday morning with temperatures around freezing 