A dog helped police rescue her owner after he fell through the ice into a lake in Northern Michigan.

Michigan State Police Motor Carrier Officer Kammeron Bennetts responded to a call of a 65-year-old Traverse City man who had fallen through the ice in Arbutus Lake in East Bay Township.

A 72-year-old northern Michigan man has been charged with animal abuse and neglect after authorities said 164 dogs were found in and around his Traverse City-area home.

Authorities discovered more than 160 dogs at a rural property near Traverse City after arriving to enforce blight violations.