A massive search operation with only a minimal chance of success has ended wonderfully well. A 3-year-old girl who disappeared during floods in Pilbare in Western Australia was recovered in good health by a rescue team.
Most particular of all: the dog that went missing with her for a moment never left her side.
Matilda disappeared barefoot on Wednesday from her parental home at Noreena Downs Station, a farm south of Marble Bar.
According to police, the toddler walked outside during heavy rainfall and was unable to return home after the creeks around her home had flooded.
The girl walked away with her Jack Russell in the unknown direction and then got lost.
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