By Luke Broadwater
The Baltimore Sun
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — In a bizarre combination of misfortune and good luck, a 44-year-old Ellicott City man fell through the ice Sunday into frigid Centennial Lake but was rescued by a county fire unit that was conducting an ice rescue exercise nearby.
Justin Giron was walking his two dogs near the lake about 10 a.m. when his year-old Australian shepherd named Charlie ran onto the ice and fell in. Giron tied his other dog, a Shih Tzu named Chewie, to a tree and went after Charlie.
Giron crawled onto the ice and broke through about 40 feet from the shore, he said. He lifted his dog to safety but became stuck himself, submerged up to his armpits, forcing a rescue.
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