India, April 27 -- After more than 500 days lost in the Australian wilderness, a miniature dachshund named Valerie has finally been found alive and well.

Kangala Wildlife Rescue announced the news, revealing that it had been working "around the clock" to locate Valerie after she went missing during a camping trip on Kangaroo Island in November 2023.

Valerie's owners, Georgia Gardner and her boyfriend, Joshua Fishlock, had left her momentarily in a playpen while they went fishing. When they returned, she had vanished.

Throughout her 529 days alone, Valerie managed to survive extreme heat and evade dangers like venomous snakes. Her remarkable rescue was made possible by using Gardner's t-shirt to create a "scent trail" leading into a tra...