Dog named Hero lives up to his name and leads rescuers to owner who spent 2 days in a ditch
For two days, a 61-year-old man in the southern Alberta town of Taber was stuck in a muddy ditch. Had it not been for his dog, officials say the man might have been there for much longer.
![Dog named Hero lives up to his name and leads rescuers to owner who spent 2 days in a ditch](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7159718.1711763802!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/hero-dog-taber.jpg)
![Hero, an Akita-mix breed dog, helped emergency crews find and rescue his 61-year-old owner who had been stuck in a ditch for two days. Two separate images. A dog is pictured on the left. Emergency crews rescuing a man are pictured on the right.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7159718.1711763802!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/hero-dog-taber.jpg)
For two days, a 61-year-old man in the southern Alberta town of Taber was stuck in a muddy ditch. Had it not been for his dog, officials say the man might have been there for much longer.