it was super cold out. and i just and their garage was open. and something just didn t feel right. reporter: and because it kept bug him even after he was home, he went to his mom. i was like, can you just go up there to check it out? he said, can we go up to the condos? the garage door is open and i think there s a dog out. i said, it s okay. there s a lot of little dogs and no one will leave the dog out in this cold. reporter: so dawn took their dog, bailey, for a walk to check things out. and halfway there she spotted not a dog but a person on the ground in that garage waving their arms. oh, i was so scared. i was happy she was still alive. so, i ran back, called my husband. he ran up there with a blanket, got my next door neighbor and i was on the phone with 911. reporter: kathleen st. onge had slipped in her garage on some ice that had fallen off her vehicle.