US girl, four, missing for two days found safe in woods with dog at her side

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From https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/28/alabama-girl-found-dog-woods

US girl, four, missing for two days found safe in woods with dog at her side



- Vadie Sides from Alabama in good condition after ordeal
- Hundreds of volunteers searched remote woodland

Associated Press
Sat 28 Mar 2020 08.55 EDT

In a photo provided by Clay Carson, rescuers carry four-year-old Vadie Sides out of the woods in Lee county, Alabama.

Searchers in eastern Alabama have found a four-year-old girl who was missing for two days in a wooded area. The girl was in good condition and had a dog at her side when rescuers approached, authorities said.

Authorities said the child, Vadie Sides, disappeared from her babysitter’s sight on Wednesday afternoon while they were walking in a backyard with a hound dog. Lee county sheriff Jay Jones said searchers found Sides after two days of searching.

Jones said the girl is in good condition despite her ordeal and the hound dog was at her side when she was found.

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[treestar]

1. good thing it's warm out

Looks like it was the same dog they were walking with. Kind of disappeared with her, but good dog stayed with her.

[Rorey]

2. I'm so glad she was safely found.

I'd have a hard time trusting that sitter again.

Dogs are awesome!

[Lulu KC]

3. God is Dog spelled backwards n/t

[ooky]

4. Dogs sense the vulnerability of young children and instinctively protect them.

My dog loves my young granddaughter and stays very close to her like a guardian.