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Firefighters pull 155-pound St. Bernard out of icy reservoir

Fire agencies are praising a dog owner for staying on shore after his animal fell through the ice on a Westminster lake Saturday. 

"The owner did the exact right thing by staying on the shore, calling 911, and giving dispatchers his exact location," Adams County Fire Rescue praised in a social media post. "Well done all!"  

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The dog, a 155-pound St. Bernard named "Mumford," was pulled from the Jim Baker Reservoir near 62nd Avenue and Lowell Boulevard. Firefighters from Adams County and Westminster Fire responded to the call at 2:20 p.m. 

"Mumford" was all smiles and wags when reunited with his unidentified owner.

"Everyone was ecstatic," ACFR spokerperson Julie Browman told CBS4 of the outcome.

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Details of how "Mumford" got onto the ice were not provided.   

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