Saskatoon woman falls through river ice while rescuing dogs

A Saskatoon woman had a scary Sunday afternoon after she fell through the ice while walking her dogs.

Just before 2 p.m. CST, police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the riverbank on the south side of the new commuter bridge.

The woman was walking dogs in the area when two of them ran onto the ice, apparently chasing birds, police said in a news release.

The dogs crashed through the ice, and the woman also fell through while trying to rescue them.

She was able to get out of the water thanks to a bystander who used a stick to pull her to shore.

The woman was treated for hypothermia and taken to St. Paul's Hospital for treatment.

Neither of the dogs were injured.