The four-legged hero is thought to be a papillon or chihuahua© Air Zermatt The dog waited patiently on a rock while its owner was rescued (Image credit: Air Zermatt) ...

Rescuers are crediting a hiker's long-haired Chihuahua for helping them find him in a crevasse after he plunged into a Swiss glacier.

Rescuers are hailing as a “four-legged hero” a furry Chihuahua whose pacing atop an Alpine rock helped a helicopter crew find its owner, who had fallen into a crevasse on a Swiss glacier nearby.

A Chihuahua has been hailed a “four-legged hero” after its pacing on an Alpine rock helped a helicopter crew find its owner who had fallen into a crevasse on a glacier in Switzerland.

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