Artemis barked to have rescuers experience where he and his family ’s two daughter were sitting in the woods .
A loyalgolden retrieverhelped assure the rescue of his family ’s daughters after they went missing for hours in some Louisiana woods Monday night .
Abigail , 7 , and Cecilia Bourg , 4 , were at their home near Folsom around 5 p.m. , playing with their golden , Artemis . allot toWGNO , they followed Artemis when he head for the hills into the nearby woods . They were soon lost , plant off a massive hunting .
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More than 100 volunteers start looking for them , and local law enforcement agencies deployed drones , ATVs , K-9 officers , and a whirlybird to find the missing trio as the hours draw .
" Originally , I was very confident we were snuff it to encounter them in the woods . That ’s their favorite place to go bring , but once hour three , three and a half was kind of creeping up on us on the clock , I was getting more dark thoughts , " their father , Justin Bourg , toldWWL .
Luckily , the bright missy sleep with they were lost and decided to model down and persist put , according to WWL . Abigail hung into Artemis ’s collar and nuzzle into him while Cecilia cuddled up to her sister , Justin tell .
Around four 60 minutes after they ’d gone missing , the searchers heard Artemis barking and detect the missing kiddos . Here ’s what the reunification with their parent seem like ( from the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff ’s Office ):
Justin guessed they ’d only venture 300–400 yards away from the house , but it ’s no doubt a terrifying experience for any parent . And yes , WGNO reported that Artemis was rewarded handsomely for his help : His folks fed him a steak dinner .
