Dog stays with lost boy for 17 hours in Vietnam mountain rescue
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In Vietnam’s Phu Yen Province, a family dog named Den stayed with a young boy for 17 hours after the child wandered away from home on September 12.
The boy’s family began searching when he did not return after an hour, eventually discovering he had walked toward Ong Dinh mountain with the dog following. Local resident Truong Van Dan found the exhausted boy in an acacia plantation on September 13 and alerted authorities.
Rescuers discovered Den remained faithfully by the boy’s side, carefully watching as they approached and continuing to stay close during the descent. The dog briefly ran back into the forest when the boy was placed in a vehicle, seemingly believing he had been separated again. The boy’s mother, Nguyen Thi Mai, explained that Den is a two-year-old mixed-breed dog who often accompanies her son because of the child’s developmental delays.
Mai believes the dog’s presence was crucial to her son’s safety during the night on the mountain. Dan, the resident who found the boy, noted the difficult terrain would have been challenging for anyone to navigate. After rescuers brought the boy to safety, the boy’s father located Den in the forest, and the dog happily rejoined the family.
