A group of workers in Estonia to help what they thought was a dog, they found the animal in a cold river that was frozen, and they were shocked after they realized it was actually a wild wolf that they saved.

A group of workers from from the Sindi Dam that is located on the Parnu River saw the wolf in the freezing water, they rushed to the wolf and cleared a path for the animal and brought it to a car so they can bring it to a vet’s surgery with the hopes of they can save the wolf.

The vet told them that the animal they brought to the clinic was not a dog but it was actually a wild wolf.

The EUPA (Estonian Union for the Protection of Animals) said that the wolf had a low blood pressure when it was brought to them, this explained why the wolf looked so docile in the pictures.

Rando Kartsepp, one of the guys who helped the wolf said “We had to carry him over the slope. He weighed a fair bit. He was calm, slept on my legs. When I wanted to stretch them, he raised his head for a moment.”

The vets in the clinic where the group of men brought the “Dog” to did suspect that it was a wolf, but they had to ask a local hunter about it, when the hunter saw it he did confirm that the animal was in fact a wolf that is around 1-year-old.

After it was confirmed that the animal was in fact a wild wolf, they decided to put a caution on it and decided to place him inside a cage to prevent any unnecessary miss-happenings inside the clinic.

The EUPA (Estonian Union for the Protection of Animals) did pay for the treatment of the wolf. A GPS collar was also fitted to the wolf by the national environmental agency before they released it to the place where the wolf actually belongs to.

A spokesperson from The EUPA (Estonian Union for the Protection of Animals) said: “We are so happy for the outcome of the story and wish to thank all the participants – especially these men who rescued the wolf and the doctors of the clinic who were not afraid to treat and nurture the wild animal.”