Rescuers are hailing as a “four-legged hero” a furry Chihuahua whose pacing atop an Alpine rock helped a helicopter crew find its owner, who had fallen into a crevasse on a Swiss glacier nearby.

A Chihuahua played an integral role in the rescue of his owner, who was hiking on the Fee Glacier in Switzerland when they fell into a crevasse. The little dog helped rescuers find the hiker amid the vastness of the glacier.