The wandering walker, “Four Legs of the Champion of” Chihuahua, after falling into the Swiss ice Crevasse

If you are told to imagine the Alps rescue dog, you will likely evoke the mental image of Sant Bernard or a German sponsor. Long hair Chihuahua Maybe you will not go to mind. But it may be time to give Yappers small some due respect.

A man-who was not named-was walking on Friday in the imposition of Icedds in southern Switzerland, with white and brown Chihuahua, when he took a step on a snowy bridge and suddenly decreased 26 feet in a slit.

Hanging in the depths of the ice, the man used a wireless amateur device that he was carrying to seek help, according to statement It was published on the Internet by Air Zermatt Resue Service. A relative person received a distress call and transferred it to emergency services, but they were unable to locate the man, according to Air Zermatt.

When the helicopter rescue team in the air arrived in the area in the afternoon, the service said that the search for the missing man, “proved that it was difficult. The surface of the iceberg was wide and the hole was visible.”

“Then a decisive moment,” the statement continued: “A rescue specialist discovered a small movement on a rock: Chihuah!”

The little dog was seen sitting next to the opening in which its owner fell.

“Thanks to the dog’s behavior, the crew managed to locate the exact location of the accident. The rescuers demolished the loss and managed to save it,” said Air Zermat.

The company, which runs a regional airline, said: “The small dog did not move during the entire operation and continued every rescue specialists,” said the company, which runs a regional airline. “It is fair to say that his behavior greatly contributed to a successful rescue. The dog is a four -legged hero who may have saved the life of his master.”