kishan patel lives right on the lake and thought he might be able to help the police officers there.s 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 safely make his way out there and get close enough to spook her to run back to shore. she was so spooked, though, that she just kept running. >> the dog got scared off the ice and it ran into someone's front porch where it was eventually found. >> patel says he's relieved to have gotten word that brooklyn is doing well and feels for her owner. i'd be heartbroken. and of all the drones that may