3 year old lost in freezing cold....saved by 2 puppies

Danny Tse
Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
edited December 2008 in The Clubhouse
Three year old boy lost in Virginia woods for 21 hours....saved by 2 puppies who wouldn't leave his side....
A toddler lost in the Virginia woods was back home safe Sunday thanks to two puppies who kept him warm through a harrowing night of freezing temperatures.

Jaylynn Thorpe, 3, wandered away from his baby-sitter at 4 p.m. Friday and was missing for 21 hours as hundreds of friends, family and law enforcement officials searched for him in the thick woods of Halifax County, fearing the worst.

"The only thing we wanted to do was just keep searching until we found him," Halifax County Sheriff Stanley Noblin told reporters.

Jaylynn's frantic family knew time was not on its side.

"We didn't forget the issue that 17 degrees was almost unbearable," said his father, James Thorpe.

"People all over the State of Virginia was down there looking for that child. For a while there, one time, I didn't know whether they would find him or not," said the child's grandmother and guardian, Katherine Elliot.

Officials said the lost little boy and the two family puppies wandered up to a mile in the dark, even across a highway, but it wasn't until Saturday afternoon that members of the search team found him sitting by a tree, the two puppies nestled against him.

The little boy didn't say anything, according to rescue team member Jerry Gentry, but instead "just opened his arms up like, 'I'm ready to go.'"

"When I first saw him, he was like, 'Momma, I got cold. I slept in the woods last night. The puppies kept me warm.' He told me that ... the dogs slept up against him. And I'm sure the body heat kept him warm," said his mother, Sarah Ingram.

Billie Jo Roach, another member of the search party that found the boy, said the puppies refused to leave his side.

As the child was placed in an ambulance to be taken to a local hospital for examination, "The puppies were watching where he went.

"Where he went, they went," Roach said.

As word went out that the child was alive and well, family members cheered and cried for joy.

"Praise the Lord! Welcome home, Jaylynn!" yelled his aunt, Amy Zimmerman.

Close to 300 people from North Carolina and Virginia joined in the search to find Jaylynn.

"I love you! God bless you," Ingram told the rescue teams.

"I think I just said, 'Thank you Lord' ... for us to have another chance!" said the child's father.

The boy spent Saturday night under observation at Halifax Regional Hospital and chowed down on a double cheeseburger, a hot dog, strawberry ice cream and French fries.

Meanwhile, the furry heroes, their tails wagging, were rewarded with food.

"I definitely call this a miracle," said Noblin.

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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited December 2008
    Now there is some good news!
    Thanks Bro
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,725
    edited December 2008
    That's why I've always been a dog person instead of a cat person. You hear stories like this all the time with dogs, not so much with cats.

    We won't talk about the hundreds of people that dogs attach every year though, because that's typically more due to how they're trained than anything...
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited December 2008
    Cool story. Thanks.
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  • wizzy
    wizzy Posts: 867
    edited December 2008
    And just how do they know it was the puppies "wanting to save the boy" and not "the puppies not wanting to freeze their asses off" ??

    lol
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited December 2008
    wizzy wrote: »
    And just how do they know it was the puppies "wanting to save the boy" and not "the puppies not wanting to freeze their asses off" ??

    lol

    Quick question : how did you make it all the way to a computer from Mt Crumpet, Mr Grinch?
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited December 2008
    Awesome story. Seems like such a disappointing way to end it by saying the THREE YEAR OLD ate a double cheeseburger, hot dog, ice cream, and fries. Wow, no wonder we're an obese nation. :(
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited December 2008
    I'm lucky if I can get my 3yo to eat 3 chicken nuggets.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,678
    edited December 2008
    I think the puppies were waiting for the kid to fall asleep so they could eat him.



    ...... on second thought, that would be something that cats would do.
    Dogs are cool that way.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,725
    edited December 2008
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    Quick question : how did you make it all the way to a computer from Mt Crumpet, Mr Grinch?
    Awesome....
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,951
    edited December 2008
    Nice story. Man's best friend at his best.

    I always thought "2 puppies" was something refered to by WWF wrestlers.:eek:
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,986
    edited December 2008
    *in my best **** voice*..........."Oh, tha Drama......."

    Hey, Do y'all mind? I'm looking for my puppy damnit! I'm a little hungry after a day's work.............don't worry. I'll have a little **** for desert.
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,848
    edited December 2008
    Watched this story last night, a very blessed group of three for sure.......
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited December 2008
    Were THESE the puppies that saved him?

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  • doggie750
    doggie750 Posts: 1,160
    edited December 2008
    GOD works in mysterious ways
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  • Fatbrando
    Fatbrando Posts: 275
    edited December 2008
    I didn't realize this was a religious board...
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited December 2008
    Fatbrando wrote:
    I didn't realize this was a religious board...

    I assume the word God offends you?
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,986
    edited December 2008
    I'm offended that someone's offended.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited December 2008
    This must also be a dog board...since dogs were mentioned...and a kid board...since kids were mentioned...
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited December 2008
    Happy ending for sure. I guess the baby-sitter may have a difficult time gaining suitable employment in that profession. DAH!
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited December 2008
    shack wrote: »
    I assume the word God offends you?

    I'm dyslexic and an atheist, so any discussion of dogs is offensive.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited December 2008
    bobman1235 wrote:
    I'm dyslexic and an atheist, so any discussion of dogs is offensive.

    I'm neither so this discussion is just fine with me....
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited December 2008
    Nor am I, it was a joke.... sorry, need more smileys next time :)
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited December 2008
    bobman1235 wrote:
    Nor am I, it was a joke.... sorry, need more smileys next time :)

    I know (knew) the joke...no smileys necessary.
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

    "For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." - Stuart Chase

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2008
    What a crock.
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited December 2008
    that's why animals are better than people. People would've left to find help for themselves but the dogs stuck around.
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited December 2008
    Glad to see everyone back from vacation. Puppies suck. Deal with it.
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,771
    edited December 2008
    Toxis wrote: »
    that's why animals are better than people. People would've left to find help for themselves but the dogs stuck around.

    You know people that would leave a three year old to die? It appears there were hundreds of people searching for this kid.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited December 2008
    Fatbrando wrote: »
    I didn't realize this was a religious board...

    I guess everyone has freedom of speech unless they have a religion:rolleyes:
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited December 2008
    Singing the praises of potentially canabilistic puppies is not "old time religion". It's real snake handler ****. The kind your mama warned you about. Before she was stabbed in the neck by a snake handler with a puppy.

    I watch the news.
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • Hilbert
    Hilbert Posts: 316
    edited December 2008
    zombie boy 2000 wrote: »
    Singing the praises of potentially canabilistic puppies is not "old time religion". It's real snake handler ****.

    Sentimental nonsense at worst. At best it may have an element of truth, maybe a large element.

    Baby-eating puppies wouldn't be cannibals btw.

    This isn't a religious board; it's a board where religious people post. Let's celebrate diversity, shall we? :)
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