--- description: Two individuals were reportedly doing stunts on the frozen Toms River, NJ when their truck fell through. title: Pickup Abandoned in Icy River With Dog Inside image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8283659b33484667/6987819955a8594775a8616c/pickup-truck-frozen-river-coast-guard.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Accident](/tag/accident/) ## Accident Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Pickup Was Ditched on an Icy River With a Dog Trapped Inside by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 2, 2015 3:26 AM CUT  A helicopter crew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City located a truck that fell through the ice on Toms River, New Jersey, March 1, 2015. A helicopter crew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City located a truck that fell through the ice on Toms River, New Jersey, March 1, 2015.U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 2, 2015 3:26 AM CUT Two people in New Jersey [abandoned their pickup truck](https://www.facebook.com/tomsriverpolice/posts/921444731200577 "undefined") in a frozen river with a dog inside, after an attempt at some winter daredevilry went awry. Authorities were alerted by a call just after midnight on Saturday, reporting that a pickup truck had driven onto the frozen Toms River near Pine Beach, N.J. and was doing “donuts” on the ice. “The headlight and brake lights could be seen from the shoreline as the vehicle headed South and West towards the other side of the river,” the Toms River Police Department said in a statement. “After a period of time went by the lights suddenly were no longer visible.” Sergeant First Class Gregory Williams of the New Jersey State Police Dive team [told](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pickup-truck-abandoned-frozen-new-jersey-river-article-1.2133678 "undefined") the New York _Daily News_ that police found the submerged vehicle around 3 p.m. on Sunday with a frozen dog inside. 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