After the tragic death of Gene Hackman: did his dog give the first aiders a hint?

The tragic deaths of drama star Gene Hackman (1930-2025) and his wife Betsy Arakawa (1959-2025) shook Hollywood. The two were found dead in their house in New Mexico on February 26. Arakawa Hackman died of Hantavirus, a disease transmitted by rodents. The Oscar winner died about a week later from a combination of severe heart disease, high blood pressure and advanced Alzheimer’s. The officials also found the family dog ​​Zinna dead in a box when discovering the corpses, two more dogs were found alive on the property. , one of the dogs is said to have led the first aiders to the body of Hackman.

After a maintenance worker Betsy Arakawa found dead and made the emergency call, paramedics from the Santa Fe fire brigade moved in. Supported by several auxiliary hershers, the paramedics examined the body according to the “USA Today” and then searched the house to find more people or clues to the death of Arakawa. One of the couples’ dogs ran again and again to the first aiders and ran in a different direction, which only interpreted after a while as a hint that the dog asked them to follow him. “They realized that the dog tried to say: ‘Hey, come here! Comes here!'”, Moya stated.

The dog is said to have led them to a storage room next to the kitchen, where the first aiders discovered Hackman’s body. His stick and sunglasses are said to have been nearby. The two dogs, Bear and Nikita, were taken with them and taken to a local shelter. The corpses of Hackman and Arakawa were also handed over to the autopsy.

During a press conference, according to CNN, the responsible forensic doctor later explained that Arakawa probably died in front of Hackman. According to Adan Mendoza, she was last seen alive in public on February 11th. Unopened emails from February 11th were also found. Hackman probably died on February 18. That day his pacemaker recorded his heartbeat for the last time.