Valerie vanished during a camping holiday in November 2023 with her owners Josh Fishlock and Georgia Gardner. When strangers tried to help, she fled into the undergrowth, and her owners eventually gave up and returned home to the mainland.

The miniature dachshund who fled from her owners on Australia's Kangaroo Island has been rescued after 549 days in the wild.

She was on the loose for 529 days, but Valerie the miniature dachshund has finally been caught. A local wildlife organization announced on social media on Friday (April 25) that the pup has been rescued and will be reunited with her owners,