The snowy landscape of Berlin, Vermont, witnessed a heartwarming act of heroism when a local man braved the frigid Winooski River to rescue a struggling dog.

The dramatic rescue was caught on video after a family spotted the dog in a icy Vermont River as they were going through the drive-thru of a Dunkin’ Donuts.

He jumped into the frigid waters and waded over to the dog, gently pulling it ashore where his wife, Erica, draped it with a sweatshirt. The dramatic rescue of the dog Friday afternoon in Berlin, Vermont, was caught on video by his son and has been shared widely on social media.

A man in Vermont saved a dog from a freezing river. Screengrab from video posted on Morgan Cerasoli's Facebook page. A Vermont man is being praised after a video captured him going into a freezing river to save a dog.

The Marshfield Fire Department is working to find out what caused a building to go up in flames on Friday afternoon after one person was seriously injured. The fire broke out at a home on U.S. Route 2 just before 3 p.

In the video, Chris MacRitchie can be seen sliding into the frozen water, swimming out, scooping up the dog and bringing her back to shore.

Spotting a dog struggling to stay afloat in an icy Vermont river ... The dramatic rescue on Jan. 10 in Berlin was caught on video by his son and was shared widely on social media.

BERLIN, Vermont — Spotting a dog struggling to stay afloat in a icy Vermont River, Chris MacRitchie never hesitated. He jumped into the frigid waters and waded over to the dog, gently pulling it ...

Chris MacRitchie, a resident of Berlin, Vermont, executed a bold rescue by plunging into freezing waters to save a dog struggling in an icy river. On Friday, while driving through a Dunkin' Donuts with his family,

The dramatic rescue Friday by Chris MacRitchie was caught on video by his son, who had first spotted a dog struggling to escape an icy river as they were going through the drive-thru of a local Dunkin’ Donuts.

Towns and cities across Vermont and the North Country saw several inches of snow fall on Wednesday morning, causing dozens of school delays and creating slick road conditions. Scroll below to see the estimated snow totals as reported by trained spotters from The National Weather Service in Burlington.

A single-vehicle crash on VT Rt. 302 led to the arrest of a local man for suspected impaired driving on Jan. 28. Vermont State Police reported that at 5:20 p.m., they responded to a crash involving a 2011 GMC Sierra.