The 2-year-old girl walked away from her home in Faithorn with two family dogs on Wednesday night, police said.
By Emily Mae Czachorfrom her family's home earlier in the evening. The toddler was eventually found in a wooded area about three miles from the home, asleep and using one of the family dogs"as a pillow," Michigan State Police said.
State troopers with the Iron Mountain Post were called at around 8 p.m. Wednesday to the child's home in Faithorn, a township in Michigan's Upper Peninsula just over the Wisconsin border, where they learned that the girl had wandered away from the residence with two family dogs.
"Cooperation and coordination by various government and volunteer agencies in conjunction with community efforts contributed to the successful outcome," the statement continued."The Michigan State Police, Iron Mountain Post, would like to thank everyone involved with locating this young girl." Noting that negative comments about the toddler's disappearance have emerged online in recent days, Giannunzio said the child's mother, who spoke about the incident in interviews with
and a handful of local news outlets over the weekend, has since requested privacy and declined further contact with media.
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