Ruby to the rescue as dog helps save owner who fell in frozen Michigan lake

Quick-thinking state police officer enlists pet canine to carry rescue equipment to man who fell through ice

A man who fell through the ice on a frozen Michigan lake was rescued after a quick-thinking state police officer used the stranded man’s dog to get rescue equipment to him and pull the man to safety.

Bystanders called 911 on Thursday after the 65-year-old Traverse City man fell through ice-covered Arbutus Lake, state police said.