A 10-year-old girl. name withheld has survived what could have been the end of life to many during a heavy snowstorm in Russia was reported on CNN, who referred to Russian state TV and local media reports as sources.
According to report, the preteen girl left her school in the town of Uglegorsk last week but failed to return home. CNN reported.
Authorities and local residents searched overnight for the girl after it was determined she was missing.
The town sits on the west Russian island of Sakhalin, which had been slammed with heavy snow and winds reaching 38 to 50 miles per hour.
Search parties focused on houses with pets, because locals reported seeing the girl playing with a dog the evening before her disappearance. The girl’s parents also told police how much she loved to play with pets.
A volunteer found the girl the next morning, sitting with the dog in its outdoor kennel and hugging it to keep warm, according to Russian state TV. The girl was taken to hospital and found to be healthy, the report noted.
