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A dog named Belka waits for her owner for four days after her owner’s death.
The 59-year-old man fell into the freezing water after an ice broke.
The saying “A dog is a man’s best friend” has been proven right in countless ways, but the story of Belka, a loyal dog, has again proved it right and given a deeper meaning. Her devotion touched the hearts of people around the world when she refused to leave the spot where her owner tragically drowned.
The incident happened when a 59-year-old man was riding his bicycle near a frozen river. The ice broke under him, and he fell into the freezing water. A passerby tried to save him, but the river’s strong currents carried him away. Rescue teams searched for many days and found his body downstream in the Ufa River in Russia. Although the incident was heartbreaking, the main thing that touched people was the dog Belka’s loyalty. For four days, she stayed by the riverbank, waiting for her owner to come back. Even after her owner’s family took her home, Belka kept returning to the same spot.
The post was shared on Instagram from the account handle, @brutamerica with the caption that reads, “Belka a dog from Russia, waited 4 days on the ice where her owner tragically fell through and drowned, hoping he’d come back”. The post has garnered around 14,000 likes and was liked by 8,065 people. Numerous people have shared their feedback in the comment section. A user wrote, “We don’t deserve them, they are superior in every way.” The user also showered her love for the dog. Many users have showered their love for the dog with love emoticons.
On a similar note, a loyal dog was waiting for its owner on a bridge after the woman died by suicide by jumping into the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh’s Konaseema district. This heartbreaking video reminds people of the Japanese dog Hachiko, who waited for its owner for nine long years to return after his death.
