'No way it could get out by itself, with both hind legs and tail frozen'. Picture: Zabaikalsk rescuers

Video shows how the dog was rescued from being frozen to death on the Siberian lake.

The animal had become frozen on the lake, its tail and hind paws stuck in the ice.

The Zabaikalsk firefighters rescue squad - who patrol the lake using a Zhuk-4 hovercraft — saved the dog, possibly abandoned, from certain death.

‘Rescuers spotted a dog lying in one place for a long time,’ said a spokesman. 'When they got close, they saw that both its hind legs and tail were frozen into the ice.

'There was no way it could get out by itself.

‘Rescuers freed the dog from the ice trap and brought it to the shore.'

They warmed and fed the grateful hound.

The rescued animal is believed to be a Moscow watchdog.



Dog rescued after tail and hind legs get frozen on iced lake. Pictures: Zabaikalsk rescuers

No owner came to collect the animal, so the dog was allowed to go on its way.

Temperatures in the region have been around -2C during the day, and -10C or lower at night.