GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY (Michigan): A man who fell into an ice-covered lake can thank his dog Ruby for helping rescue him on Thursday (Jan 18).
Michigan State police officer Kammeron Bennetts' video shows the officer arriving at Arbutus Lake and calling Ruby over, and attaching an orange "rescue disc" that resembles a frisbee to her collar. Ruby then ran across the ice to bring it to her owner.
The 65-year-old man grabbed hold of the disc and Bennetts along with a firefighter were able to pull him out.
Police were called to the scene by bystanders who saw him fall through the ice. He was taken to the hospital after his rescue and released the same day.
In Ethridge, Tennessee, two horses owned by local Amish people pull a stranded truck back onto a snow-covered road on Monday (Jan 15).
"Several trucks and cars passed him not stopping for help. My Amish neighbor never left the pasture and started to rescue him" eyewitness Sandra Sam Newton, told Reuters.
According to the National Weather Service, heavy freezing rain is expected again into Friday (Jan 19) for portions of Tennessee's Cascades and Lower Columbia Basin.
Tennessee Valley Authority, a US government-owned power utility, saw a peak demand record on Wednesday (Jan 17), when demand hit 34,526 megawatts, beating out the previous all-time high set in August. — REUTERS
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