Pilbara search team ‘elated’ to reunite Matilda – and her dog – with her familyGirl, three, found safe after going missing for 24 hours on remote cattle station in Western AustraliaA three-year-old girl who went missing for nearly 24 hours at a remote cattle station in Western Australia’s Pilbara region has been found. The girl, Matilda, accompanied by her Jack Russell, wandered off from her home on Noreena Downs homestead, 70km from Nullagine, about 2.30pm on Wednesday. Three helicopters, nine police officers, eight State Emergency Service personnel and seven horses had been deployed to look for her, along with staff from the Noreena Downs station. Heavy rain from ex-Tropical Cyclone Blake had made search conditions challenging and filled a number of creeks surrounding the property. “It’s just an amazing feeling,” the police officer who led the search team said.

Source: The Guardian January 16, 2020 23:48 UTC