YatharthFireman To The Rescue
Though Chula was the protector, it was Aaron Woods, a Blount County fireman who first spotted Kaydon. The boy was only at a distance of 10 feet from him when he heard Chula growling. To his right, he could also see a kid along with the dog, when Aaron approached Kaydon, the little boy responded by saying “Hi”. The firefighter defined the moment as “the highlight of his career.”
The Aftermath
Kaydon leach is back with his loved ones, and he is in the pink of his health but it wasn’t much when he was first rescued. He was shivering from cold and starving when found. The first search team that rescued him offered him a jacket and handed him a pop tart to eat that he finished in seconds. The boy was courageous to have fought hunger and endured the strike of weather for 22 straight hours.
Things Falling In Place
There are many missing cases gone wrong that takes a different turn. In the USA alone, over 88000 cases of missing person are still active, out of this whopping number, approximately 32000 are that of people who are under the age of 18. Kaydon was fortunate enough to have been found alive and safe, without suffering any major concussions.
All’s Well That Ends Well
The story of Kaydon Leach is nothing short of a movie’s storyline or any fairy tale, where his heroic dog Chula protected him through the thin and proved that a dog is indeed a man’s best friend. We also can’t take away the credit from all the people who united to make a collective effort to find Kaydon in time.
It is well said that “When there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved,” – Mattie Stepanek.