Meet Clyde the beagle who survived 41 DAYS outdoors in brutally cold weather after running away in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy



New York resident Christina Yevoli thought she would never see her beloved beagle mix named Clyde again when the pooch ran away in the aftermath of Superstore Sandy.

But 41 days later, the nine-year-old canine miraculously reappeared, reuniting with his family.

Yevoli's home in Massapequa, Long Island, was damaged by flooding in late October, forcing the woman and her son, Alonso, to move in with her mother in nearby Levittown.

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Wonder dog: Clyde, the nine-year-old beagle mix, was reunited with his family 41 days after running away from his home

On December 18, her nine-year-old beagle jumped the fence and ran away after being spooked by the sound of thunder, CBS New York reported.

Every day, Yevoli, a stay-at-home mom, would go out looking for Clyde and putting up 'lost' posters in hopes of finding him.

She also created a Facebook page on the off chance that someone could help her track down the missing pet. For more than a month, her desperate search yielded no results.



'After three or four days, I didn't think we would find him,' Yevoli told Today.com . 'I thought maybe someone took him in for themselves or worse -- that he got hit by a car. But I never gave up. I just kept going and going.'

Loyal friend: Owner Christina Yevoli, left, went out every day looking for Clyde and putting up 'lost' posters, right, even though she thought that he's not likely not to be found



Rescuer: A dog trapper finally tracked Clyde to his hideaway in the woods in North Massapequa

Then 10 days ago, the beagle was unexpectedly spotted behind an old K-Mart store on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown.

In order to capture the frightened animal, Yevoli hired the services of a trapper, who on Wednesday morning finally caught up with Clyde in the woods in North Massapequa, not far from his old home.

'I was hysterical crying, shaking,' Yevoli said. 'I didn't think I would find him.'

Yevoli believes that the lost pup may have tried to find his way back home, but became disoriented because the town where the family has been staying was unfamiliar to him.

Lost pooch: Clyde's owner believes that the dog became disoriented because the town the family has been staying in was unfamiliar to him

Hungry pup: Clyde lost 20lbs, or about half his weight, during his travels, but otherwise was in good health



The pooch somehow survived the brutally cold temperatures of the past weeks and found refuge in a hole under fallen trees and shrubs.



Although during his travels Clyde lost about 20lbs, or half of his weight, a veterinarian said he was otherwise in good health.



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