Dog Protected Kids Lost in the Woods Tuesday Night

Two young kids who went missing for about 12 hours on Mobray Mountain were found.

WDEF News 12’s Erik Avainer has our live update at noon.

After hours of frantically searching Mowbray Mountain in the cloak of darkness for 7-year old Hannah Musgrave and her 4-year old brother Matthew, crews were finally able to locate the children at a home along this road after sunrise.

Amy Maxwell with the Hamilton County EMS says "They came out hungry, starving; we were able to feed them what ever they wanted."

They also required medical attention after being lost in a wooded area over night.

"They do have significant amount of scratches. They have a lot of bug bites and both are suffering from sever poison ivy."

The seven year old told authorities she and her brother were playing with Samber the family dog last night and followed it into the woods. At some point they got lost and could not find their way back.

"They were able to honker down for a couple of hours to rest at a cell tower which is approximately two mile from their own home. When it became daylight, they decided to get back on foot and that’s when they found the first residence they saw on Sluder Road."

The terrain was considered very dangerous even, even for rescue crews searching in the cloak of darkness. Authorities say Samber the dog actually kept the children safe as they kept walking.

"Trusting a dog, their dog to guide them really did save these children’s lives; allowing them to know where they needed to walk and where they didn’t need to walk I think played a big role in these children’s lives."