Man falls into icy pond in Smithtown
Suffolk police and park rangers helped rescue a man who fell in icy water in Smithtown. Authorities say a Brooklyn man was walking his dogs at Blydenburgh Park on Veterans Highway just before noon
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Jan 10, 2016, 3:31 AM
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Updated 3,293 days ago
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Suffolk police and park rangers helped rescue a man who fell in icy water in Smithtown.
Authorities say a Brooklyn man was walking his dogs at Blydenburgh Park on Veterans Highway just before noon Saturday.
They say one of the dogs got loose and ran out onto a frozen pond.
When the man tried to retrieve the dog, he fell into chest-deep water.
Police say the man was in the water for about 25 minutes before he was rescued. He was treated for hypothermia.
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