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Lost Toddler Found Sleeping On Top Of Dog In The Woods

winding path in the dark foggy northern forest

Photo: Svetlana Krayushkina / iStock / Getty Images

Last week, Troopers from Michigan State Police’s Iron Mountain Post were called to a home close to the Wisconsin border. They were asked to search for 2-year-old girl who had wandered away from her family’s home. In addition to herself, the two family dogs were missing as well.

That's when a multi-agency search was initiated between Michigan and Wisconsin authorities involving K9s and drones.

After a very long search that lasted several hours, a citizen volunteer on a four-wheeler found the girl close to midnight. Her location was about three miles away from her home. When she was found, she was sleeping with the two family dogs.

"She laid down and used one of the dogs as a pillow, and the other dog laid right next to her and kept her safe," says Lieutenant Mark Giannunzio with the Michigan State Police. "It's a really remarkable story."

The girl was checked out by medical staff and found to be in good health. Later, the toddler was reunited with her grateful family and Michigan State Police Iron Mountain Post thanked everyone involved in the search effort.

Dogs are great, aren't they?

Read more from ABC7 HERE.


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