Toddler missing for 24 hours found in woods sitting next to his dog
The Associatecd Press July 1, 2007
Here’s a story for my fellow hound lovers: I searched the net and not ONE picture of the dog Sandy. Typical. Cute story however.
OXFORD, N.C. – A toddler who had been missing for more than 24 hours was found sitting on a stump with his dog by his side, police said.
A volunteer searcher on horseback found Connor Cummings, 23 months old, at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, said Detective Jason Tingen. The toddler had wandered from his home outside Oxford at about 6:30 p.m. Friday.”
He was scratched up, dirty and had some ticks on him,” Tingen said in a telephone interview. “He was in pretty good spirits.”
More than 200 volunteers and police officers searched for the boy in woods that were thick with briars and vegetation. The Civil Air Patrol launched aircraft to search from above. The boy and his Labrador retriever, Sandy, spent the night outside in mild temperatures, authorities said.
The boy had gone outside with his mother to feed the family dogs when he left, police said. “He was wearing a jumper and sandals.”
Tingen said the family took the boy home to get something to eat before going to a hospital for a checkup.
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Good Girl Sandy!
Comments(3)
Wow thats pretty amazing!
I saw this on the news today. It was a golden retriever. I looked at Bubbles, my basset hound and said, “You would have left my butt there, wouldn’t you? You would have been off on the trail of something.” LOL
I hear ya, Judy! That is too funny. Bubbles might go on a trail hike, but I am sure Bubbles would be back, (checking to see if you had any food) LOL!