The family of a three-year-old girl missing in WA's Pilbara for almost 24 hours says she and the Jack Russell terrier who stayed by her side are going fine and .
The family of a three-year-old girl who was missing in Western Australia's flood-affected Pilbara for almost 24 hours has thanked everyone involved in the successful search for her.Her family has praised searchers, saying some didn't sleep"from start to finish"land and air search involving three helicopters began last Wednesday afternoon
after Matilda was reported missing on her family's 368,000-hectare pastoral station, about 150 kilometres north of Newman. There were serious concerns the girl had been trapped by rising creek waters after the region was inundated with rain from ex-Tropical Cyclone Blake earlier in the week. But Matilda was eventually found safe by a helicopter pilot on Thursday afternoon, about 3.5 kilometres south of the Noreena Downs Station homestead where she lives.Family statement delayed by deluge
In a statement titled"Matilda and Wolfy — a Pilbara bush story" issued by Matilda's mother Kate Paull, the family said they"wanted to make sure everyone got thanked cause that's how we rock and roll".
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