Two-year old Boden Allen wandered out into the Arizona wilderness about 100 miles south of the Grand Canyon.
A massive manhunt ensued with 40 rescuers, including Department of Public Safety rangers and a DPS helicopter. The teams spotted at least two mountain lions in the area.
But despite all the effort, Boden was found and rescued by an unlikely hero: a ranch dog named Buford.
Buford's owner Scottie Dunton said,
I got in my truck to go to town and I see Buford walking down the side of the fence with a little blond kid with him. I had heard about the missing child this morning, so I knew it was him.
Apparently, Buford regularly patrols the cattle ranch to scare off coyotes.
Coyotes were just another layer of danger Boden faced while lost in the wilderness; there were also bears and the terrain.
‘He went through some rough country, it's all mountains and canyons and boulder piles, and it's rough for adults, let alone for 2-year-old kids,' Dunton said. ‘He did a remarkable job to go 7 miles like he did.'
SEVEN MILES!
But Buford knew just what to do when he found the boy out in the wilderness.
He loves kids, and I imagine he wouldn't leave him once he'd found him.
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