Home to plenty of wild species, the Siberian forest is so big that one could easily get lost with just a few steps.
Unfortunately, this is exactly what happened to 3-year-old Karina Chikitova. Thankfully, she was with a faithful pal, who made sure she was safe – her dog Kyrachaan.
Karina Chikitova was huddled in tall grass after wandering away from home, apparently following her father Rodion who had left to go to his native village on 29 July.
The mother believed she and her dog had gone with her father and in this part of remote Siberia had no way to check because of a lack of phone connections, discovering the awful truth only four days later, when a search was launched.
Katrina amazingly survived by eating wild berries and drinking river water in territory roamed by wild bears and wolves.
Check out the full story on the next page and find out how her dog saved her by caring for Karina for nine days then returned home and guided rescuers to her.
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