Loyal Dog Simon Leads Rescuers To Owner's Fatal Accident Scene

[Baz]

Loyal Dog Simon Leads Rescuers To Owner's Fatal Accident Scene




A faithful dog led rescue crews a quarter-mile down a dark Florida highway Saturday night to the scene of his owner's fatal car accident.

Gregory Todd Travers, 41, lost control of his vehicle on State Road 84 near Davie, slamming into a bridge support and rolling into the stretch of road. While first responders searched for the wreckage, a dog came limping toward them, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.

Led by Simon the German Shepherd, the group was able to find the wreckage. Simon circled and then licked Travers before jumping into the car next to his owner and waiting.

Tragically, Travers died at the scene.

"I think the dog definitely meant to lead them there," Davie Batallion Chief Robert Belizaire told the Sun-Sentinel. "I think he was out there looking for some help."

The Associate Press reports Simon was taken to Broward County’s animal shelter, where he was later picked up by Travers’ wife.

Long known as man’s best friend, dogs have made it into the news more than once for helping rescue their owners, even refusing to give up hope it was abandoned by humans.

[aigel]

Not an untypical behavior. In WW1 dogs were trained to find the wounded, take part of their clothing and come back and lead the rescue team back to them. They were not allowed to bark, understandably, not to attract any attention.

This training has been brought into hunting where the dog finds a shot and lost animal, comes back and leads you back to it. Since there isn't anything to bring back, the dog gets a small dummy around their neck which they put in their mouth once they find the game. It is called Bringselverweisen and much more efficient than walking behind a dog with a long leash tracking the animal. Dogs are amazing ...

George

[widgeon13]

Too bad the story didn't have a happier ending. Very sad.