A kind neighbour helped in rescuing a dog that spent nearly a day stranded on the thin ice covering a New Jersey lake in harsh weather.

Brooklyn, a 20-month old pooch, was spotted on the ice covering Lake Parsippany and appeared to be too afraid of strangers to come off the freezing ice, according to UPI. 

Neighbour Kishan Patel, who had a drone, attached some chicken to his drone and flew it over the ice to lure the pooch to the shore. He was initially successful but Brooklyn immediately ran back onto the lake when she spotted the rescuers on shore.

Once the sun set, Patel again brought his drone out to pinpoint Brooklyn’s location for a police officer who went out onto the ice to capture the dog.

The officer caught up to Brooklyn who fled to the shore and kept on running. She was safely found the next morning on a local resident’s porch.

“As a dog owner myself, I can sympathise with what the owner must have been feeling during this ordeal,” Patel told Good Morning America.

“I am really happy the dog is off the ice now, warm and back home,” he added.