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Baxter, Bella protect child lost in woods near Seneca (Joplin Globe)
much more, with a picture of Ryle with Baxter and Bella, at link aboveSENECA, Mo. Ryle Smith could not have had two better companions with him on Friday night.
Smith, 6, of Seneca, followed two of the familys dogs, Baxter and Bella, into the woods behind his parents house Friday evening, and became disoriented and lost as it grew dark.
It prompted a five-hour search that put Ryle back in his parents arms at 10 p.m., thanks to his four-legged friends and efforts from search parties from all over the area.
When Ryle was found, his two dogs were lying on top of him in a ditch, sharing their warmth with him as temperatures dipped into the low 20s.
I wasnt scared, I was just really cold, Ryle said from his home Saturday. Bella was my guard dog and Baxter was next to me the whole time.
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