On September 11, 2001, Michael Hingson was working on the 78th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. He was accompanied by his guide dog, Roselle, a 4-year-old Labrador Retriever.
When the planes hit, Roselle guided him through the chaos, and they managed to descend the building’s 1,463 steps. The brave Labrador led her blind owner out of the tower just before it collapsed.
After her heroic deed, Roselle continued to watch over her owner for many years before passing away in 2011, after 14 years of unwavering devotion and selfless acts of love for her human.