A "Lassie" story, this female dog leads the police to her injured master

Tinsley saved his master, Cam Laundry, after a car accident. The man and his passenger were hypothermic.

A story reminiscent of Lassie, a loyal dog . This Tuesday, January 4 in the United States, a dog saved her master after a car accident by leading the police to the scene. The man was injured and suffering from hypothermia. 

The dog, Tinsley, a one-year-old female German Shepherd, in fact rolled down a highway that evening on the border between New Hampshire and Vermont (northeastern United States) to alert motorists, who have called the police. 

But as the police tried to grab Tinsley, the dog continued on her run and led them to Vermont, where the crash barrier had been rammed by a badly damaged pickup. The dog's master and another person were thrown from the vehicle and were suffering from hypothermia.

"It quickly became clear that Tinsley had led (the police) to the scene of the accident and to the injured," New Hampshire police said on Facebook.

“Lassie” in real life

“They could guess that the female dog was trying to show them something because she kept eluding them but did not run away completely,” policeman Daniel Baldassarre told local station WCVB.

“It was kind of 'follow me, follow me'. And they did and, to their surprise, looking at the damaged guardrail and looking below in the direction the dog was looking, they could hardly believe it ”.

“I compare it a bit, for those who remember, to a real life story of 'Lassie' where people are in distress and the dog goes for help and brings them back to the same spot. where the person is, ”added Daniel Baldassarre. 

And while the rescue services provided first aid to the injured, the dog "sat calmly and kindly next to her master," said Hartford fire captain Jack Hedges.

The owner of the animal, Cam Laundry, who does not present a serious injury, assured that Tinsley will receive game as a reward for his intelligence and dedication. “He's my little guardian angel,” he told WCVB. “It's a wonder she had that kind of intelligence to do what she did”.