An
Australian toddler was found safe and well after going missing for 14 hours in
the bush - with his faithful dog by his side.
German
shepherd Dasher followed two-year-old Dante Berry when he wandered off from his
home in Mildura, Victoria.
After
a night away from home, they were finally found in a state forest more than
two-and-a-half miles away, reports The Australian.
Rescuers
said he was grubby, with prickles in his bare feet, and wearing nothing but a
long-sleeved top after ditching his nappy.
More
than 100 police, firefighters, neighbours and strangers were thanked by his
parents for their part in what became a desperate search.
"We
are happy, but not surprised, to learn that his faithful dog Dasher stayed by
his side and was also found safe and well," they said.
The
pair's adventure started at 8.30pm when Dante's mum, Bianca Chapman, discovered
they had disappeared from the front yard.
But
it wasn't until a nappy was found by the side of a dirt track more than a mile
away the next morning that search parties picked up the trail.
Two
hours later, a sharp cry in knee-high scrub led senior constables Carol Rigby
and Greg Lee to find Dante and Dasher.
"Dante
was very grubby. He had very grubby feet and legs and hands. He was more
stunned and amazed than anything," Sen-Constable Rigby said.
"There
was a bit of rain overnight and some thunderstorms, which must have been a bit
nerve-racking for the child, but he was in pretty good nick considering."
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