The pair made it out of the freezing Connaught Water in Epping Forest, Essex, on Sunday afternoon, and were treated by paramedics immediately.

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Footage captured by a member of the public shows two men struggling to escape after falling through ice at a frozen lake after an attempted dog rescue. The pair were treated by the ambulance service ...

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