The police department posted that it was 'grateful no one sustained serious injuries' in the frightening incident.

What the family has been able to piece together is that the 79-year-old somehow ended up about seven miles away.

Initially, Wrigley growled at the dog looking up at him from the bottom of the 5-foot-deep hole, but then he started barking.

Lorena Parker, who lives next door to the boy's family, heard her dogs going wild, so she went outside to see what was wrong.

As a group of officers neared the door and went to scoop up the baby, a volley of bullets was fired from within the home.

When faced with an unruly passenger in a potential crisis situation, one flight attendant's quick thinking helped avert a possible tragedy.

As Ryan Lighten headed over, he experienced a flicker of doubt - but he had received all the training he needed thanks to the Navy.

'He was in the water, and he couldn’t get out. And he’s my best friend. I wasn’t going to let him drown, so I just jumped.'

The desperate owner tried valiantly to rescue his dog but was unable to lift him through the broken window.

'I don’t think there’s any other way to explain it. To survive four days without water and four really cold nights, it really is a miracle.'