2 pups save freezing tot lost in trees; RESCUE.A LOST toddler feared frozen to death in a dense forest was saved by his two puppies. Jaylynn Thorpe Thorpe , James Francis Known as "Jim." 1888-1953. American athlete. An outstanding collegiate football player, he later played professional football and baseball. , three, had wandered off and was missing for 21 hours as hundreds of friends, family and police searched for him. Dad James Thorpe said: "It was well below freezing. We were frantic." Officials said the boy and his pets had walked for a mile in the dark, even crossing a highway in Halifax County, Virginia Halifax County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 37,355. Its county seat is Halifax6. History Halifax County was established in 1752 from Lunenburg County. . A search team found him sitting by a tree cuddled up next to the dogs. Mum Sarah Ingram said: "When I first saw him he said, 'Momma, I got cold. I slept in the woods last night. The puppies kept me warm.' The dogs slept up against him and their heat kept him warm." |
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