If you think losing sight of your kids in the mall or at the park is scary enough, wait till you find out about this story where a Russian parent lost her daughter in the forest. A toddler wandered off into the forest from her unfenced garden. After spending three nights alone in a wild forest full of wild animals like bears and wolves, this 1-year-old Russian toddler miraculously survived and was finally rescued.
Lyuda went looking for her mother, who had not been named in the stories, as she went to talk to a neighbour. Lyuda’s elder also went along with her mother. Lyuda, who was playing in the garden, noticed them going and tried to tag along. The youngster tried to catch up with them, but unfortunately, she grew disoriented and wandered into the forest until she lost track of them and her way back.
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Rescue parties were sent out to search for her, but there were no signs of Lyuda Kuzina, who had gone missing from her garden in Obninsk, Russia’s Smolensky area. Until the time she was rescued, she had spent three nights on her own out in a Russian wilderness filled with bears and wolves. The very fact that she managed to survive for 3 days alone is a miracle indeed.
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Rescuers in the Smolensk area of Russia had been searching for the girl in Obninsk for 500 hours when she was found alive. Finally, Lyuda, the nuclear physicist’s 22-month-old daughter, was found in the dense woodland about two and a half miles from her house. This incident follows the death of a Russian woman by a bear in Sverdlovsk after she wandered off from a wedding reception. So, people were clinging to hopes of finding her alive and unscathed. Luckily, their hopes turned into reality when she was found safe but weakened!
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One of the parties had been looking for a long period before hearing a faint squeak from the forest, according to a SALVAR rescue organization spokesperson. They had been calling out Lyuda’s name, hoping to get some kind of response or perhaps directing the toddler towards their voices.
As per the SALVAR rescue organization spokesperson’s statement- “One of the groups stopped to rest after searching for a long time, and suddenly they heard a faint squeak. They called once more. And then I heard another squeak.”
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Lyuda was conscious and unharmed when they found her. She immediately stretched out her thin arms and hugged her rescuers. The spokesperson went on to say- “Everyone cried – experienced and first-time volunteers, local residents – everyone was in tears.” Given the dire circumstances of the situation, it was fortunate that they found her after three days.
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Her remarkable survival was made possible by the exceptionally warm temperatures at night, which hovered about 20 degrees Celsius. ‘Little Lyuda was located in a windbreak after several days alone in the wild. She was weak and covered with mosquito bites, but she was still alive.
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The missing child’s mother can be seen crying with relief in a video taken at the search center when she has reunited with her baby girl again. It was an emotional moment for everyone since there was a lot of crying, both from veterans and newcomers, as well as inhabitants of the surrounding area.
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She was able to sip from a water bottle on her own after a few days of recuperation. However, reports did not indicate what the girl was wearing when she ventured into the woodland. While she continues to receive care and medical treatment, Lyuda is gradually regaining her strength and will soon get back to her normal life.
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Anna Kuznetsova, the Kremlin’s children’s ombudswoman, stated, “Rescuers carried the girl to the edge of the forest. There was already an ambulance waiting for her. The baby is now being examined by doctors at a local hospital. She is awake and attempting to speak.”
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After Lyuda received emergency treatment at the local hospital, she was then transported to Smolensk’s Special Children’s Clinical Hospital, the city’s only pediatric facility. There was a helicopter waiting to whisk her to Moscow for emergency care, but her health was assessed and declared to not need a transfer to the capital’s most prestigious hospital.
According to regional health minister Olga Stunzhas: “The child’s condition today is moderate, and there is no threat to her life.” Intravenous fluids are being administered to the girl to aid with her recovery.
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