Owner Alan Todd said that the bird had gone astray three weeks ago during a routine flight from the Channel Islands to Newcastle, England.

The dad had been doing breathing exercises and meditating in the shallow water when his sons and the neighbor kid noticed he was unresponsive.

Fred the Labrador retriever gets along well with most animals, but he has a special place in his heart for abandoned ducklings.

Viewers thought the gift was pathetic, so his daughter set up a GoFundMe with a goal of $200 - but now he's getting over $300,000.

After a trooper pulled over a daughter and her father, the officer shared a moment of faith and hope with the family.

From start to finish, the whole rescue operation took three hours to complete, and the dog was reunited with his owners.

Mom Virginia Havens said that, without their fierce four-legged companion, 'it would’ve been a completely different type of tragedy.'

One onlooker said the tourists were totally at fault for ignoring the bison's warning signs and continuing to get closer.

Eliana Martin from Chula Vista, California, had gone shopping at Ralphs and managed to leave her purse in the shopping cart.

The poor dog was overheated, had a broken pelvis and internal injuries, and looked like she was on death's doorstep.