Coyote rescued from slab of ice in Lake Michigan

[December 18, 2010]  CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago firefighters have rescued a coyote that had become trapped on a slab of ice floating in Lake Michigan.

Firefighters say they got a call about the chilly coyote at about 9:30 a.m. Friday.

The animal was crouched on a patch of ice drifting about a quarter-mile from shore on the city's North Side.

Forecasters say the lake's water temperature was in the 30s.

With a helicopter hovering overhead, crews on a boat pulled the animal out of the water.

There's no immediate word of its condition.

Media reports say firefighters have named the animal Holly.

[Associated Press]

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