Recently, a dog in India sacrificed his life to save his owner when he was electrocuted, once again proving that.
The incident happened in the early morning of July 3, 2018 with Mr. Mokkusu, 65 years old, living with a dog and cows in the village of Kalkondanpatti, near the city of Madurai, India.
Early in the morning when Mokkusu was leading his cows to the field to graze, suddenly one of the herds was entangled in a broken power line caused by the heavy rain the previous night, causing the cow to be electrocuted. Mr. Mokkusu tried to save the animal, but as soon as he touched the cow, he was also drawn in by the electric current and was electrocuted, unable to remove his hand.
Dog bites down on broken power cord to save owner's life
Hearing the owner's screams of pain and seeing Mr. Mokkusu fall, his dog was walking with the cows, an Indian Pariah dog immediately rushed over, biting on the electric wire with his mouth to pull it out. from his master's body in order to save his life. However, this unfortunate dog was also electrocuted like his owner.
When they heard the dog barking, the villagers immediately ran to the scene, when they arrived they saw the dog's body clutching a broken electric wire in an attempt to save the owner's life.
By the time the police arrived, it was too late. Both Mr. Mokkusu and his dog died from electric shocks.
It is known that the dog has lived with the owner for 7 years and the story of this dog's attachment, loyalty and brave actions moves everyone.