A dog named 'Jesus' was rescued by firefighters on Good Friday. Here's the full story

Firefighters from West Midlands Fire saved a dog from drowning in a freezing lake on Good Friday and interestingly it was named Jesus!

incident took place at Sutton Park, a natural reserve near Birmingham City, United Kingdom where local firefighters rescued a four-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier-mix as he had nearly drowned in lake.

West Midlands Fire took ir official Twitter account, sharing interesting story of firefighters rescuing dog with help of a triple extension ladder and a personal flotation device.

tweet was captioned, “Crews from @SuttonCfld_Fire have rescued a dog from a lake in Sutton Park. dog was called (and this is joke) Jesus, he was rescued on #GoodFriday by crews using a triple extension ladder and personal flotation device. #happyEaster2019”

picture posted by m showed furry animal along with family and its rescuers.

What came as a surprise to everyone was that dog’s name was Jesus.

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On appearing at scene, firefighters witnessed around a crowd of 100 people on lake’s edge, watching dog while a few were also willing to jump into its rescue.

However, netizens have taken internet by fire as y found coincidence of dog’s name and day of its rescue quite hilarious. comments on post shared by West Midlands Fire show a mixed array of emotions.