Moment Brave Russian Woman, 65, Jumps Into Freezing Water To Save Husky Trapped By Ice From Drowning

This is the moment a brave 65-year-old Russian woman jumps into freezing water to save a drowning husky that had become trapped by ice on the surface.

The incident took place in Rossosh, which is a town in the Voronezh Oblast region in western Russia, on Sunday, 6th February, and the brave woman has been named as 65-year-old Galina Voskovykh.

She reportedly did not hesitate to jump into the water to save the husky from the ice, which she said she had to break with her body, which then allowed the dog to swim freely to shore.

The footage shows the woman already in the water assisting the dog. A log can be seen floating next to her, and eventually the dog was able to swim free of the ice and reach the shore, clambering to dry land with the help of Galina and one of her friends.

She reportedly escaped with some cuts and bruises, but said she did not regret her actions in the slightest.

Galina said she had been walking with her friends by the river when she heard a dog howling.

The husky was reportedly already tired, having apparently been in the water for some time already, and could not get back out because it had become trapped in the ice.

Without a second thought, the woman undressed and jumped into the water. She then used a tree branch to clear the way for the dog and helped it to shore.

After rubbing the dog down, Galina reportedly took it for a little jog to warm up, as both of them were rather cold after the time spent in the freezing water.

The husky reportedly followed a man away a short while later. The 65-year-old man believes he is the dog’s owner, although that is currently unclear, and locals reportedly want to go searching for the dog.

Galina said she used to go winter swimming, but she stopped during the coronavirus pandemic. She said she does yoga, and after saving the dog, the following day, she went for a run.

She said not everyone was happy she saved the dog, with some saying she had acted dangerously and stupidly.

But she admitted she would have been quite incapable of simply leaving the distressed animal to its fate.