Wellesley rescuers tracked the panicked owner's cell phone GPS data to an isolated stretch of river in the Elm Bank Reservation.
There they found a golden retriever named Crosby swimming for her life, stuck 40 yards from shore in the frigid water.
The cell phone data 'was absolutely critical in directing first responders to the correct area,' according to a Wellesly Police release.
Five-year-old Crosby was stuck in a tiny circle of broken ice, unable to paddle to shore after unseasonably warm temperatures had thinned the previously solid ice over the weekend.
Wellesley firefighter Dave Papazian jumped into action by donning a cold water survival suit and heading straight through the dangerously cold water and ice toward the ailing canine.
Wellesley Fire Lieutenant Paul Delaney leaped into the action as well and dramatic footage shows him and Papazian bravely towing Crosby back to shore with the help of rescuers pulling with ropes on land.
Police said Crosby was in remarkably good shape when she got to land and footage shows her looking grateful as firefighters dried her off.
Still cold, damp and shaken, Crosby was reunited with her owner a short time later.
(Daily Mail - Dec 23, 2013)
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