'They still won't leave her': Dogs help woman survive 'harrowing' night lost in dense bush

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A woman missing in dense bushland is kept warm overnight by two of her dogs that would not leave her side, as authorities scoured the area trying to find her in southern Queensland.

"She went looking for one of her dogs, which was in a fight with another dog on the property — she's then gone off to go and locate that dog," he said.

"Last night was about 17 degrees and when you're in shorts and a t-shirt and you're outside it does get quite cold."Ms Dougherty's partner Graeme Feek said it was a"harrowing" experience. "It was just a waiting game — we were hoping and praying that they'd find her safe, which they did … great job," Mr Feek said."She heard the helicopter flying around so she made her way to a track."She had the dogs with her — they didn't leave her, they kept her warm, they still won't leave her."Helicopter pilot Shaun Gillespie said Ms Dougherty was in a reasonably healthy state despite the ordeal.

"I saw what I thought was a black dog in the bushland and once we came back after refuelling, we resumed our search in the same location and a matter of minutes later we found the lady," he said. "She'd made her way up to one of the fire trails, which of course made it a lot easier for us to find her in the bush.Topics:

 

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