A tiny dog has been lauded as a hero by Air Zermatt rescue services after his owner's life was saved following a plunge into a crevasse in the Swiss Alps. The team praised the pooch for drawing attention to the location of the stricken walker, who was rescued as part of a "extraordinary mission" and taken to hospital for further treatment.
The incident, as reported in an Air Zermatt July 6 press release, took place on the Fee Glacier above the ski resort village of Saas-Fee. The owner and dog had been taking a walk on the glacier when the man broke a snow bridge and fell into a 26ft (8m) crevasse.
