Disappeared for almost 24 hours following floods that affected the Pilbara region, Matilda, a 3-year-old Australian girl, was found by rescuers flying over the area in a helicopter. She was found three kilometers from her home … with her dog, Jack Russell, who had continued to watch over her.
Police said the girl went outside her property during heavy rain and was unable to return home due to the rising waters of streams around the house.
Three helicopters, nine police officers, eight state agents and seven horses were deployed to find the girl. Matilda spent the night outside, and disappeared for almost 24 hours, before the three-year-old was found full of mud with his dog, miraculously spotted by a rescue helicopter, more than three kilometers away. from his house. Her dog stood next to her and still protected her.
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