BELLE GLADE, Fla. - A newly adopted dog that was lost after a crash near the Florida Everglades has been found after surviving on his own for 9 days.
Theo went missing on April 20 after a van that was driving him to his new adoptive family crashed on U.S. 27 between Miami and Belle Glade.The mixed-breed dog was recently adopted by a New Jersey family who were visiting Florida and found Theo abandoned in Miami. "He CHOSE us.
He hopped right into our car. He cuddled with us all night until the shelters were open where we could drop him off," his new adopter, Ashley Tirado, told FOX 35 News. MORE NEWS: Behind-the-teeth: Inside look at queue line for Jurassic World VelociCoasterTirado put a hold on him so that she could be the first to adopt.