The 3-year-old was found safe after she wandered into the forest alone on Sunday evening following the family pet
Missing Toddler Found Safe With Cocker Spaniel Mix After Spending 24 Hours Lost in the Woods
A 3-year-old Wisconsin toddler was found safe with her dog after spending 24 hours lost in the woods near her home.
According to a Facebook post from the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Department, Abigail Ladwig wandered away from her home around 6:45 p.m. Sunday evening after following the family's Cocker Spaniel mix, Peanut. Her mother reported her missing.
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On Monday, at approximately 7:20 p.m., Abigail and Peanut were reportedly found safe, walking from the woods into a neighboring yard a short distance from her home.
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She "sustained minor scratches, insect bites and dehydration during her 24 hours of being lost in the woods," and was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment and was later released, the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Department shared.
Hundreds of residents volunteered in the search for Abigail, which was led by the Department of Natural Resources. Several others brought food, water, and supplies to aid volunteers.
"A special thanks to the hundreds of volunteers and other agencies involved in the search for Abigail," Sheriff Doug Mrotek said in a statement.
shellybearcat on August 16th, 2020 at 04:59 UTC »
Thought I witnessed similar a couple years ago-was about to leave for work and found a toddler wearing nothing but a very full diaper following a little dog across my driveway. Spent about 20min trying to get the kid to show me their house on the off chance he remembered which one it was-he led me into a neighboring duplex where one woman was outside and didn’t recognize him. Finally just called the cops who came and got the kid and the dog. They called later to let me know that the kid lived at the end of the street (opposite from where he led me of course), his parents were still asleep and didn’t realize he was able to open the front door now. Dog was a stray that he happened across and followed down the road and just sorta stuck with him.
flaming_pp on August 16th, 2020 at 03:46 UTC »
Me realizing the Rugrats Movie might not have been too far from reality.
D3vilUkn0w on August 16th, 2020 at 02:28 UTC »
Oh shit I'm so glad that ended ok.