Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal called their 44-hour survival an ‘absolute miracle’.
Before they vanished their mum reportedly refused to let them go on a walk, but she soon realised they had gone.Just as a huge search operation was launched, big sister Leia went into survival mode, using skills she had learnt in her local youth club.Police launched a huge search operation to find them The emotional girls are reunited with their family
‘And we had my sister’s rain jacket to keep us warm… We turned it sideways so each of us had an armhole that we stuck our arms into.’ She added: ‘My sister cried the whole night so I told her to think happy thoughts of our family and I kept watch for most of the night. ‘This is rugged territory, this is an extreme environment,’ he said. ‘How they were out there for 44 hours is pretty amazing.’Firefighters, the Coast Guard and the US National Guard were all brought in to help find the little girls on Saturday.AdvertisementPolice said their mum had just bought the same granola brand, which made them believe the girls had ‘stocked up’ before their adventure.
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