A missing toddler who vanished along with her family’s dog was found safe and sound after a desperate search.
2-year-old Thea from Faithorn, rural Michigan, was reported missing by her concerned parents on Wednesday afternoon after wandering off from her family home with her two Rottweilers.
After the girl couldn’t be seen anywhere around her home, mother Brooke called the state police and asked the troopers for help in the search.
Several dozen officers and locals then launched a massive search party to scout the surrounding forests for the child.
Fortunately, the girl was found safe and uninjured at around midnight that same day when she was spotted by one of the residents participating in the search.
According to the police, the girl was found resting her head on one of her dogs while the other pooch stood guard.
“She laid down and used one of the dogs as a pillow, and the other dog lay right next to her and kept her safe. It’s a really remarkable story,” Lt Mark Giannunzio said in a Thursday press conference.
Following the ordeal, Brooke spoke out and admitted she was left terrified by the incident.
“It was the nightmare I never wanted to live through. I’m so glad my baby girl is safely home with us tonight. Her doggies kept her safe. I’m still in shock,” she said.
“We were searching all around the yard, up and down the road, screaming at the top of our lungs calling her name. We were calling for the dogs because they were missing too,” she added.
“Everywhere around here is completely wooded, deep thick woods around here and there’s a swamp over there so of course we’re freaking out. I am still in shock. I was in shock that she was literally gone in like a split second.”
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