A dog worked with police to rescue her owner from a frozen lake in East Bay Township, Michigan, on Thursday, January 18, police said.
Michigan State Police said witnesses called emergency services after they saw the man fall through the ice at around 11:45 am.
Motor Carrier Officer (MCO) Kammeron Bennetts arrived on scene and saw the man in the water with his dog, Ruby, beside him. The officer realized he couldn’t reach the man so he called Ruby over to him and gave her a rescue disc.
Video footage released by police shows the dog bringing the disc to her owner, allowing the officer and a firefighter to pull the man to safety.
Police said the man, who was in the water for around 16 minutes, was transported to a local hospital and was later released.
Because of “the quick actions of MCO Bennetts, along with help from Ruby, they were able to perform a successful ice rescue,” Michigan State Police said in a statement.
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