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Man Dies Trying to Save Dog That Fell Through Ice

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A New York City man died while rescuing his dog from a freezing lake, according to a report.

Garvin Brown, 34, was walking his dog near the Naples, N.Y. home he and his fiancee had rented, about 40 miles from Rochester, N.Y., about 1 a.m. Sunday when the pup fell through the ice on a pond, the Associated Press reports.

Brown went after his dog and also crashed through the ice. He drowned when he was unable to get out of the cold water.

According to the AP, the dog survived.

[AP]

 

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