Man Rescues Dog From Icy Waters, But It's Actually a Wolf
When three construction workers noticed what looked like a dog struggling to swim through the icy waters of the Parnu River in Estonia, they kindly went to the animal's aid.
Rando Kartsepp, Robin Sillamäe, and Erki Väli worked together to clear a path in the ice, pull the animal out of the water, and get him safely back to their car, wrapped in a towel to warm him up.
“We had to carry him over the slope. He weighed quite a bit,” one of the workers said.
After calling animal rescue, the men drove the exhausted animal to a nearby veterinary clinic.
The specialists discovered the animal was suffering from low blood pressure, which could explain its docile behavior.
Even the veterinary specialists didn't realize what they were dealing with. It wasn't until a local hunter pointed it out that they recognized the 'dog' was, in fact, a wolf.
The wolf was also confirmed to be male and around one year old.
The Estonian Animal Protection Union took to Facebook and posted: “When we got to the shore, the poor wolf was very exhausted, hypothermic, and frozen. The young men quickly ran to the car, brought a towel, and dried the animal. Then they took him to a warm car and called the Animal Protection Union. It was also a challenge for the union to consider what to do in the morning at 8 with a dog in distress, who could also have been a wolf.”
The wolf has since been nursed back to health and released back into the wild with a GPS collar around his neck.
The Estonian Union for the Protection of Animals (EUPA) paid for all of the wolf's treatment.
The EUPA said it was grateful for how the rescue unfolded and thanked everyone involved, especially the men who saved the wolf and the clinic staff who treated him.
This icy rescue has a similar vibe to Akela the rescued puppy growing into the world’s largest wolf.
The EUPA told the media, “We are so happy with the outcome of the story and wish to thank all the participants – especially these men who rescued the wolf and the doctors of the clinic who were not afraid to treat and nurture the wild animal.”
The three construction workers have also been widely praised for their kind hearts.
Want the full circle of mercy, see how the trapped mother wolf later saved him. Four years later, she saves his life.
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