Puppies save toddler lost in woods
A pair of puppies saved a three-year-old boy lost overnight in freezing cold woods by snuggling up against him to keep him warm.
Jaylynn Thorpe had wandered off shortly before dusk on Friday, eluding his babysitter and sparking a 21-hour search by 300 people, including friends, family and Virginia police.
In the dark woods of Halifax County, with a temperature dropping to 17F (-8C), rescue workers feared that the toddler would be unable to survive.
But when Jaylynn was found sitting under a tree, about a mile from his home, he said the two puppies had saved him from the cold.
"Momma, I got cold," said the boy, according to his mother Sarah Ingram. "I slept in the woods last night. The puppies kept me warm."
A member of the search party that located Jaylynn, after the frantic hunt, said the two dogs refused to abandon their charge even after help arrived.
"The puppies were watching where he went," said Billie Jo Roach, describing what happened when an ambulance arrived, according to the New York Daily News.
Jaylynn was then taken to hospital where to help recover while relieved family members and rescue workers described his survival as a "miracle".
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