Posted on 08/17/2007 11:25:30 AM PDT by Cagey
DELAND, Fla. -- An 8-year-old DeLand girl reported missing was found by police riding her bike as fast as she could to leave the state of Florida, fearing a massive Hurricane Dean was on its way.
The parents of Heather Snoke reported the girl missing Wednesday night after last seeing her riding on her bike, according to a newspaper report.
Volusia County sheriff's deputies searching by helicopter eventually spotted Heather about a mile from home on East Plymouth Avenue, still on her bike.
She told officers that the recent news about hurricanes had scared her, and she wanted to ride her bike back home.
"It is amusing but at the same time sad," DeLand police Deputy Chief Randel Henderson said.
The girl was transported back to her home and was not injured.
No charges are pending, Henderson said. "There was no abuse. There was no neglect. It's a happy story. We're just so excited we were able to find this little lady."
The family recently moved to Florida from Columbus, Ohio, and her parents said she hasn't made any new friends yet, an Associated Press report said.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
" Evacuate? Hell, I'm gonna ride out this storm!"
Been there, done that! Trust me: it hurts even if you’re a girl.
From article (poor thing!):
“The family recently moved to Florida from Columbus, Ohio, and her parents said she hasn’t made any new friends yet, an Associated Press report said.”
Bless her little heart. (and I don’t mean it in that in an offhanded way)
Children soak in the environment around them. The poor little sweetie was scared to death, and I would bet the chocolate chip cookie in my death-like grip that she had absorbed this alarmism from the media.
May I eat my cookie now?
I was just going to ask “why ohio” and then I saw your post.
Hope she is feeling better, moving at that age is rough without seeing “we are all going to die” type stories about your new home on the news.
http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/hills/6396/maggie.htm
About halfway down you can listen to her bike-riding theme music and see a pic of her on the bike.
Just don’t get any crumbs in your keyboard.
I think you’re on to something when you say she absorbed most of that fear from the hype the media adds to their coverage of tragic stories. She probably figured she’d end up in some sports arena with fifty thousand others and probably never get out alive.
Watching the evening news is not healthy for an eight year old. Hell, it ain’t healthy for me!
**munch** Exactly. **munch**
Thanks. Now I’m going to have nightmares tonight and I’ll probably ride my bike as fast as I can to Montana tomorrow.
Hell, Deland is in the high country!
Alternative headline: 8-year-old girl in Florida has more common sense than half of New Orleans.
Being in Deland is better than being in Desea
Just wait till she hears about global warming. Maybe she’ll build a spaceship!
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