A lone goose was rescued, rehabilitated, and now released into a new gaggle.

Winnipeg Animal Services, Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Winnipeg Fire and Paramedic Service, and the Winnipeg Animal Emergency Hospital teamed together to rescue a lone Canada goose.

The ground was covered in snow, but that did not stop a team from taking an inflatable raft into icy waters.

Two workers inflated a large, yellow raft, walked into a partly-frozen pond. The pair walked through the snow and paddled into the partly-frozen water, rescuing a Canada goose caught in the brush.

As the crews retrieved the reluctant animal, the bird's legs were entangled with debris. Bringing it to the Winnipeg Animal Emergency Hospital, the goose was examined.

The animal was clearly uncomfortable inside the care room but appeared to not need major care as it walked around. Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre then got to work identifying a place to release the bird.

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"Working together with Winnipeg Animal Services, Winnipeg Fire and Paramedic Service, And Winnipeg Animal Emergency hospital in helping this Canada Goose. Today it found freedom. Thank you all," Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre says on Facebook.

On Wednesday the bird was released in St. Vital Park.