Hero Dog saved a three year old girl's life

A little black mongrel saved the life of a missing three-year-old girl in Poland by staying by her side and keeping her warm in freezing temperatures.

Firefighters in Poland said the dog stayed with the girl, named Julia, after she wandered off from the village of Pierzwin into marshes, sparking a 200-person strong search.

The girl went missing on Friday and was found collapsed several kilometres from her house on Saturday morning.

Firefighter Grzegorz Szymanski said the dog kept the child warm enough to survive, until crews finally found her after hearing her crying for her mother.

‘For the whole night the animal was with the girl, it never left her.

‘Remember, it was 5 degrees below zero and the child was wet.’

He said the animal was the most important factor in the girl’s survival.

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