A rescue involved an 83-year-old man and his dog in Tucker.
DeKalb County responders say the man fell inside his motel room and lied there for days with only his dog Buster by his side.
The pup’s temporary home while his owner recovers LIVE on Channel 2 Action News at 5 p.m.
Rescuers went above and beyond after saving the man, going back and saving the dog, Channel 2’s Audrey Washington learned.
Neighbors said no one knew the man who stayed in room 305 was hurt until they saw the rescue team.
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“I could see that he was on the ground not far from the door, and they wrapped him in a sheet and carried him out,” one neighbor said.
DeKalb County Fire officials say members of Basic Rescue 11 arrived at the motel Nov. 20 and found the man on the floor.
Crews took the man to the hospital but never forgot about little Buster.
“The man expressed his concern about his dog that he was leaving behind at his home,” said Capt. Jaeson Daniels with DeKalb County Fire Rescue.
Capt. Daniels says the Mobile Integrated Health unit stepped in and rescued the dog from the motel and called animal control.
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