India, March 13 -- Gene Hackman's dog heroically led first responders to the actor's body inside his New Mexico home. The Behind Enemy Lines star and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead at their nearly $4 million Santa Fe mansion in February. The couple's third dog, Zinna, was also discovered dead inside a locked crate.

Bear and Nikita - the couple's two surviving dogs - wandered around their property for days before authorities arrived. According to a USA Today report, the loyal canines drew the first responders' attention after they were unable to find Hackman and Arakawa for nearly half an hour into the search.

While it is unclear whether it was Bear or Nikita, one of the two dogs continuously barked at the emergency workers bef...