# Valerie the dachshund has finally been reunited with her owners after surviving 540 days alone on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. Valerie went missing on a camping trip to the island in November 2023. When strangers tried to help, she fled into the undergrowth, and her owners eventually gave up and returned home to the mainland. Valerie was eventually found on 25 April after a massive search by a wildlife charity. She is now preparing to return home to New South Wales, where she will be reunited with Georgia Gardner and Josh Fishlock’s other pets.
Tears of joy as Valerie, the runaway dachshund finally reunites with owners