Police Rescue Neighbor and Dog from Lake

Aranjuez Local Police rescued a resident and a dog from the former lake at the town’s golf course on the night of May 21 after both became trapped inside the enclosure, according to the Aranjuez city government and local media reports. The incident began when the dog fell into the lake and could not climb out because the liner inside the basin was slippery, the reports said. A resident then went down into the lake to help the animal and also became stuck, unable to get out by his own means. Both were rescued without serious injury, police said. ### How did the rescue start? The first alert reached emergency services at 10:59 p.m. through Spain’s 112 emergency number, according to the local report published by El Iceberg de Madrid. Callers told dispatchers that a dog had fallen into the lake and could not get out because the surface of the enclosure was too slippery. (elicebergdemadrid.com) About an hour and a half had already passed before police arrived, according to the same report. Several people had been trying to pull the animal out during that time without success. ### Why did a second person become trapped? A resident entered the lake to help the dog during the rescue attempt, El Iceberg de Madrid reported. (elicebergdemadrid.com) Once inside, he was also unable to climb back out under his own power. The former golf-course lake’s lining was described as slippery in the reports, and that was the obstacle cited both for the dog and for the resident who tried to help it. (elicebergdemadrid.com) Madrid24horas and other local outlets carried the same account. ### What did police do when they reached the lake? Aranjuez Local Police found both the resident and the dog inside the lake after reaching the scene, according to the city government account carried on the municipal website and repeated by local media. Officers then carried out the rescue using newly incorporated water-rescue equipment kept in police vehicles, the reports said. (madrid24horas.com) The city government said the intervention was quick and that neither the resident nor the dog suffered serious harm. The municipal statement praised the officers’ professionalism and pointed to the importance of maintaining emergency and rescue equipment for public safety. (elicebergdemadrid.com) ### Where did the official account appear? Aranjuez City Hall listed the incident in its “Actualidad” section on May 22 under the headline that local police had rescued a resident and a dog trapped in the golf-course lake. The municipal site’s homepage showed the item alongside other local government updates published that day. El Iceberg de Madrid also published its report on May 22 and said the rescue had taken place “la noche de ayer,” or the previous night. (elicebergdemadrid.com) That places the operation on May 21, based on the publication date. ### What comes next after the rescue? (aranjuez.es) May 22 is the latest dated public account available in the sources reviewed, and neither the municipal website nor the local reports listed further medical treatment or a continuing emergency response. The official version says both the resident and the dog were recovered without serious injury. (elicebergdemadrid.com) Aranjuez City Hall’s next public updates on the municipal website are likely to appear in its “Actualidad” section, where the May 22 rescue item was posted. The city government said the episode underscored the role of reinforced rescue equipment carried by local police vehicles. (aranjuez.es) (elicebergdemadrid.com)