The Daily Populous Saturday September 23rd, 2023 evening edition
Authored by mlive.com and submitted by A_Queff_In_Time

FAITHORN, MI -- A toddler who wandered away from her family home was found sleeping in the woods with her family pets serving as her pillow and protector. According to the Associated Press, the 2-year-old girl was discovered missing from a home in Menominee County around 8 p.m. Wednesday.

A search for the child began involving drones and police dogs while also utilizing local police and citizens to comb through the wooded areas around the home. About four hours after the search began, the toddler was discovered in the woods, roughly 3 miles away from her home.

“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,” Lt. Mark Giannunzio said Thursday. “It’s a really remarkable story.”

The dogs had followed the girl out into the woods and appeared to have stayed with her for the entire journey.

The trio was discovered by a citizen who was using an ATV to navigate the woods. The girl was examined by medical personnel and was reportedly in good health.

SamForOverlord2016 on September 23rd, 2023 at 10:37 UTC »

When i was 3, i remember i wandered off towards the downtown area of the mall town i lived in. I think i wanted to buy a cookie from the cafe, I don’t remember. My dog followed me down and according to some of the people in town she was growling at anybody who even came near me and was preventing me from walking into traffic.

Dogs just know when children are wandering off man 🤷‍♂️

FerretBusinessQueen on September 23rd, 2023 at 06:20 UTC »

I might not be be alive today if I hadn’t had one of my golden retrievers with me when I wandered off into the woods when I was a kid. They were able to find me using my dog’s mate to sniff us out. I was like 4 at the time.

A_Queff_In_Time on September 23rd, 2023 at 05:41 UTC »

"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,” Lt. Mark Giannunzio said Thursday. “It’s a really remarkable story.”