Missing Three-Year-Old Girl Found In Cornfield With Her Dog By Her Side

A three-year-old girl spent the night in a cornfield with her Yorkshire Terrier at her side in Missouri after wandering away from her home in the early evening. Her mother, Timber Merritt, tried to find her daughter Remy on her own, thinking she had not gotten too far.

“I looked for her by myself thinking maybe she was just in the woods or somewhere where I just couldn’t see her,” Merritt told KFVS. “And I was calling for her and calling for her, and when she wasn’t calling back I realized I don’t think I’m going to find her on my own.”

After she failed to locate Remy, Timber called 911 and family and friends to help with the search. 

“It went from five people to about 75 to 100 people out here by the time we were done,” Merritt said.

Unfortunately, even with the large search party, they were unable to locate the young girl in the cornfield and the sheriff's office decided to call off the search until morning.

The following morning, the search party resumed this time with the help of dogs. As the search began the dogs started barking and rescuers could hear a second dog barking in return. Merritt’s brother, Quinlin followed the barking until he came across Remy sleeping on a pile of broken corn talks and her faithful dog Fat Heath sitting at her side. The young girl managed to wander about half of a mile from her home. 

Timber said that Remy "wasn’t scared because Fat Heath was there. If he wasn’t I think she would’ve been terrified."

After the successful search, the Missouri State Highway Patrol’ sent out a tweet that read, "This is what #Community looks like. Law enforcement, 1st Responders and community volunteers coming together to find a missing child. Her dog stayed by her side all night. #StrongerTogether."


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