It was in the dead of winter that an 84-year-old man slipped and fell into a brook while taking his dog outside.
Yellow Lab leads officers to elderly owner
The elderly man was unable to stand, but tried shouting to get his neighbour’s attention. After a while, the man’s neighbour alerted the York County Sheriff’s Office to someone yelling in the nearby woods.
When officers first arrived, they didn’t know what they were looking for exactly and didn’t know where to start the searches. But Samantha, the elderly man’s yellow Labrador, showed up and started barking incessantly. She tried to bring the officers’ attention to the brook, where her owner had fallen.
Samantha the hero
After just a few minutes, the officers were able to locate the elderly man and take him to the nearest hospital where he could be treated for hypothermia.
If it hadn’t been for his loyal dog Samantha, he might not have survived. Good job, Samantha! What a hero!
