From: DB@cocks.net   
      
   A 2-year-old boy who spent the night alone in the remote Arizona   
   wilderness and walked 7 miles through mountain lion territory was led to   
   safety by a rancher's dog, authorities said Tuesday.   
      
   A huge search operation was launched when the boy disappeared from his   
   home in Seligman, Arizona, about 100 miles south of Grand Canyon   
   National Park, at about 5 p.m. Monday. He was wearing just a blue tank   
   top and pajama pants, the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said.   
      
   The sheriff's office said that more than 40 rescuers, including   
   Department of Public Safety rangers, joined the search, and a DPS   
   helicopter spotted two mountain lions in the area.   
      
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   But 16 hours after he went missing, rancher Scotty Dunton found him on   
   his land 7 miles away. The boy was safe and well and had apparently been   
   led to his property by the rancher's dog, Buford.   
      
   "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," Dunton told NBC   
   affiliate KPNX of Phoenix. "I had heard about the missing child this   
   morning, so I knew it was him."   
      
   Buford, an Anatolian Pyrenees, normally patrols his land and wards off   
   coyotes. (KPNX)   
   Buford, an Anatolian Pyrenees, normally patrols his land and wards off   
   coyotes.   
   Dunton asked the boy if he had walked all night, and he answered, "No, I   
   laid up under a tree. "   
      
   The beef farmer said the boy was in good shape but upset. The rancher   
   traced the boy's steps and found the dog had escorted him for at least a   
   mile. He said Buford, an Anatolian Pyrenees, normally patrols his land   
   and wards off coyotes.   
      
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   "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."   
      
   Dunton added that lions, coyotes, and the occasional bear can be found   
   in the area.   
      
   Dunton said of Buford, "He loves kids, and I imagine he wouldn't leave   
   him once he'd found him."   
      
   This article was originally published on   
   NBCNews.comhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/missing-toddler-walked-7-m   
   les-104220055.html   
      
      
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