. >> the snow on top of the frozen surface of lake parsippany, filled with the paw prints of a confusedcared sheepadoodle named brooklyn. >> she's not quite two years old, and her owner is out of town for the holidays. and here she was on christmas eve, lonely and cold after running from her dog sitter onto the lake and refusing any attempts to coax her back from the treacherous thin ice. kishan patel lives right on the lake and thought he might be able to help the police officers there. he has a drone. he also has a dog of his own. >> and that made me want to help out even more. >> just because i can imagine what the owner must be going through. >> he used his small drone to tempt brooklyn with a piece of chicken. it almost worked. >> we did get it about 20 or 30ft off the shore. >> but once she saw the people there, back, out she went. >> the police officers were here all night until about 1130 at night on christmas eve. >> once it was dark, patel's drone was able to help pinpoint the dog's location, and after using weights to gauge just how thin the ice was, an officer was able to sa