This Unlikely Hero Stayed By A Little Girl’s Side For 2 Days While She Was Lost In The Woods

Jun 14, 2018 by apost team

Charlee Campbell, a two-year-old, was found almost two days later with the family dog after going missing from the home of her grandmother. 

Charlee’s grandmother, who lives in Lebanon Junction, Kentucky, woke up around 10 a.m. last Thursday to find the toddler was missing from her home, according to WIS-TV. Charlee, who is reportedly autistic, had left the door open and had wandered into the woods near the house with her dog. 

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It took multiple search crews almost two days of searching the woods to find the young girl. When Charlee was found, search crews realized that she wasn’t by herself. Penny the pit bull was with her, by her side the whole time. They both went home, unharmed, Saturday. 

Beth Campbell, Charlee’s grandmother, talked to news station WIS-TV. She told them that “This is our hero right here.” The hero, of course, was the family dog. 

Campbell believes that the family dog stayed with her granddaughter the whole time she was missing in the woods, according to the news outlet. She stated that the dog was not going to leave her baby until they were both brought home. 

Neighbors found Charlee just moments after the dog arrived at the house. The police department stated on a Facebook post that the little girl’s “amazing story of survival continued when she walked up onto a porch on Roy Layne Road.” 

The homeowners recognized the lost girl and got in touch with the authorities immediately. Right before Charlee walked up to the neighbor’s house the dog returned to their own house on his own, according to the statement by police. 

Charlee did not suffer any serious injuries other than being dehydrated and having some tick bites. She was immediately taken to the local hospital to be evaluated. 

Authorities thanked the local volunteers, search teams, firefighters, dispatchers, EMT’s, and everyone else who was involved in the search effort. 

Charlee is now home safe. However, there is an ongoing investigation concerning the child’s disappearance, according to reports. 

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