“This man will forever be my Hero! Never told a stranger I love him so many times before. To some this may just be a man rescuing a dog, but to me, it’s a man rescuing an extension of my soul! The video of the incredible human who saved my girl,” Cerasoli wrote on Facebook.

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

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,

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 ashore, where his wife draped it with a sweatshirt.