When rescuers arrived on the scene for a family of puppies, they weren’t expecting to be greeted with such a sad situation. It started out OK. They found two puppies as reported and thought their work was done. But the behavior of one of the puppies led them to follow her as she seemed to be requesting.

When they got to where the pup was leading them, they found a third puppy. However, this puppy had not made it during its time on the street. The puppy had passed away from starvation and frigid temperatures.

Watch the video to see this heartbreaking situation and how the puppies cope with it.

Thankfully, the rescuers were able to save two of the puppies.