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Little girl survives 11 days in Siberian forest [saved by her dog]
GrindTV.com ^ | August 13, 2014 | David Strege

Posted on 08/13/2014 5:04:06 PM PDT by ETL 2

All hope is lost when her dog returns home without her; then the dog leads rescuers to the missing 3-year-old, who was called the miracle girl.

A little girl lost in a remote region of Siberia inhabited by bears and wolves survived 11 days in the subarctic forest by eating wild berries and drinking river water before her dog finally left her side to summon help, leading rescuers to her location.

Karina Chikitova, 3, wandered away from her home in a remote village of the Sakha Republic on July 29, according to The Siberian Times and U.K. MailOnline.

Her mother believed Karina and her dog had followed her father, Rodion, who had left to go to his native village. Because there were no phone connections, it wasn’t until four days later that the family discovered Karina was missing, prompting a massive search.

Sakha is said to be Siberia’s coldest region in winter, but this time of year overnight temperatures were about 42 degrees Fahrenheit, though some parts were colder. Karina hugged her dog and huddled up in the tall grass to stay warm, but that made it difficult for rescuers to spot her from helicopters and drones.

Two days before Karina was found, her dog returned to the girl’s home in the village Omon in the Olyokminsky district.

“That was the moment when our hearts sank, because we thought at least with her dog Karina had chances to survive; night in Yakutia are cold and some areas have already gone into minus temperatures,” Afanasiy Nikolayev, spokesman for the Sakha Republic Rescue Service, told The Siberian Times.

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To: OSHA

The “attachment” is easy...

The Tiger...?....not so much.

But it would keep folks off of your bumper....


21 posted on 08/13/2014 6:57:35 PM PDT by G Larry (Which of Obama's policies do you think I'd support if he were white?)
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To: Veto!

That horse has better hair than most teens around here.

/johnny


22 posted on 08/13/2014 7:10:51 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: Farmer Dean

YES, gorgeous, aren’t they? Well fed and in fabulous condition doing what comes naturally in the Siberian wilds. Beautiful, intelligent faces too.


23 posted on 08/13/2014 7:18:06 PM PDT by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: OSHA
"WOW! Where can a get a tiger launching attachment for my truck?"

It's way better than Trunk Monkey!

24 posted on 08/13/2014 7:25:38 PM PDT by Flag_This (You can't spell "treason" without the "O".)
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To: Joe 6-pack

WOOF!


25 posted on 08/13/2014 7:51:04 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: AnAmericanMother; Titan Magroyne; Badeye; SandRat; arbooz; potlatch; afraidfortherepublic; ...
WOOOF!

Computer Hope

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26 posted on 08/13/2014 7:54:26 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: G Larry
I'd want a minimum of a 9 tiger magazine. Nothing says “Get off my a$$ you a$$hole like a live Siberian tiger!
27 posted on 08/13/2014 8:27:52 PM PDT by OSHA (One despises and wants to destroy the United States, the other is a dead terrorist.)
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To: OSHA

28 posted on 08/13/2014 8:39:04 PM PDT by moose07 (the truth will out ,one day. Doggies Rock.)
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To: doc maverick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H17edn_RZoY


29 posted on 08/13/2014 10:16:39 PM PDT by Salamander (He ain't heavy, he's my Boa.)
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To: moose07

HA!


30 posted on 08/13/2014 10:18:02 PM PDT by Salamander (He ain't heavy, he's my Boa.)
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To: BerryDingle

I carry a Boa in a backpack on my Harley.

It’s amazingly effective.


31 posted on 08/13/2014 10:19:10 PM PDT by Salamander (He ain't heavy, he's my Boa.)
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To: Salamander
Hi Sal.
Would your Dobie approve of such a device? :)
32 posted on 08/13/2014 10:32:42 PM PDT by moose07 (the truth will out ,one day. Doggies Rock.)
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To: moose07

Seven, my girl, *is* that device.

:D


33 posted on 08/13/2014 10:44:56 PM PDT by Salamander (He ain't heavy, he's my Boa.)
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To: ETL 2

Thank-you for bringing this story to our attention. I wish someone would translate what they were saying in the video. Sweet girl and heroic dog. I still can’t get over they BOTH survived for 11 days out in the wilderness.


34 posted on 08/13/2014 11:55:36 PM PDT by lulu16 (May the Good Lord take a liking to you!)
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To: Farmer Dean

From what I understand, they ARE the food. The residents eat a lot of horse because the horses there are very hardy and can survive the vicious winters. Only to become equine burgers.


35 posted on 08/13/2014 11:58:49 PM PDT by EinNYC
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To: moose07; Salamander

Ya gots to see this ‘toon, Sal.


36 posted on 08/14/2014 9:17:57 AM PDT by rmh47 (Go Kats! - Got eight? NRA Life Member])
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To: rmh47

I did....:)


37 posted on 08/14/2014 10:39:30 AM PDT by Salamander (He ain't heavy, he's my Boa.)
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To: rmh47; Salamander

The Late ,Great ,Gary Larson.
Every Duck , Chicken, and Cow in the Universe now knows that ‘Somewhere, Somehow, a Cartoonist is watching’.
:)


38 posted on 08/14/2014 10:47:47 AM PDT by moose07 (the truth will out ,one day. Doggies Rock.)
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To: moose07

Gary Larson is very much alive and today is his 64th birthday.


39 posted on 08/14/2014 10:48:36 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

That’s good to Know.
Was under the impression he had passed over.
Thank you. :)


40 posted on 08/14/2014 11:00:52 AM PDT by moose07 (the truth will out ,one day. Doggies Rock.)
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