A brave 4-year-old walked miles on a frozen river through the wolf-infested forest to bring help, after her grandmother suddenly died.

With just a match box to light a fire, the four-year-old set out early in the morning with temperatures hitting lowly -33C.

Reuters

Saglana Salchak had woken up early to 'hug' her grandmother who is also her care taker but found her motionless and ineptly cold. She was then asked by her grandfather to go out and bring help from the nearest settlement.

Without thinking about what might happen if she begins this journey alone, the young kid braved deep snow and -33C temperature to reach the nearest neighbours.

Fearless and valiant Saglana then walked in the early hours of that day in a region where the threat of wolves and frost is ever present.

It took her several hours to cover the distance along a river bank through snowdrifts. “I just walked, walked and got there,” she said, as reported by The Guardian.

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Saglana Salchak comes from the Republic of Tuva, a remote cattle-breeding outpost close to Mongolia.

"It's surprising that wolves didn't attack her. There's loads of them here and they regularly attack cattle." said a local from the region, as reported by The Telegraph.

Saglana's grandmother suffered from heart attack and the medics pronounced her dead. There's was nothing that she could have done to save her.

The Siberian Times

After her tough ordeal, she is suffering from hypothermia.

The authorities are however looking for the girl's mother, who's put the life of elderly and the child in danger. The grandfather was blind, the grandmother infirm and they live in Saldam-Beldir - a “hard to reach place” as quoted by the investigators.

Over the years, Siberian kids have proved that they bear stern determination. Last year, a 3-year-old spent 3 days in the same forest and another 3-year-old survived for 2 weeks in Taiga.

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