A 10-year-old girl's survival is being hailed as a miracle, and it's all because of one unique dog. The young woman, Vika Z, adored being around the stray dogs on the Russian island of Sakhalin. So she asked her animal companions for assistance when she became lost in a severe blizzard.
Vika vanished for 18 hours during a period of -11 degree Celsius temperatures. Her family was concerned that the chilly night would be too much for her, but a miracle occurred thanks to the assistance of a stray dog. This dog is deserving of a lot of praise for his compassionate and protective actions.
On her way home from school, Vika became disoriented in a bitter blizzard. Two feet of snow fell, with some drifts obstructing building first floors. However, that didn't stop Vika's family and the neighborhood from looking.
The weather eventually became so terrible that it was challenging to see anything through the snow that was falling. Vika's relatives was yelling her name as they walked the streets. If anyone had seen her, they queried the locals. One witness claimed to have seen the girl earlier in the day playing with a stray dog near an apartment complex.
Vika was about a half-mile from her house when a rescue crew found her thanks to that tip. She was wrapping her arms around a cuddly dog to stay warm during the blizzard. They were both dozing off on a mattress that had been placed for the stray dogs under a balcony by pet owners. The child and dog had just the right amount of protection from the snow on the balcony.
Once assistance arrived, the stray dog disappeared as though he had completed his task. Despite the fact that he saved the girl's life, she required urgent medical attention due to mild frostbite.
"The girl's continued survival in such weather really is a miracle," said volunteer Anatoly Ivanov of the search group. We searched all night, but nothing was found. Our mitten-clad hands were so numb that we struggled to straighten them.
At the hospital, Vika met her mother Tatyana again. Vika was fortunately just slightly hurt, and she was able to go home the same day. It was all down to one enigmatic hero dog.
Nobody knows where the stray dog ran off to, but the family intends to pay tribute to the dog in some way. Maybe he'll meet Vika again sometime so he can get the credit he deserves.