Eric Haataja spotted this brown trout that had jumped out of the water onto thin ice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and came to its rescue.

Eric runs his own fishing guide business and upon witnessing the trout’s struggle returning to the water, had to intervene.

“I, as well as many other people, in the fishing community, know that the stocking of this species (brown trout) is no longer happening because of political reasons. Therefore when I saw this, I needed to act and save the species,” Eric told Storyful. Credit: Eric Haataja – Professional Angler via Storyful