Miracle as disabled boy's nine-year-old companion dog named Echo is found alive and well after almost dying when he was trapped behind a wall for TWELVE DAYS
- Echo, a miniature fox terrier cross cavalier spaniel, went missing on June 13
- His family from the NSW central coast thought he had been stolen or run away
- Echo was trapped behind a retaining wall, recently reunited with his 'best mate'
- Dog was a purchase nine years ago for disabled youngster Lincoln Randell, 11
- After Echo's harrowing ordeal, he went blind, GoFundMe page has been set up
A beloved companion dog of a disabled boy has amazingly survived 12 days trapped behind a house retaining wall.
Echo, a miniature fox terrier cross cavalier spaniel, went missing on June 13 from an address at Hamlyn Terrace on the NSW central coast.
Meghan Randell, a single mother of three, then frantically began letterboxing images of the pooch as well as posting on numerous local community group Facebook pages in a bid to locate him.
Eventually a local woman, known only as Lee, offered to help look for Echo at the Randell family home - and soon found him in a hole in a retaining wall where he was trapped.
Echo the dog and his 'best mate' Lincoln Randell have been reunited after the pooch was stuck in a house retaining wall for 12 days
After 12 days stuck, Echo was finally freed (circled his paws and tail) from behind the house retaining wall
After almost two weeks stuck in the dirt, Echo has sadly gone blind - with a family friend setting up a GoFundMe page to assist with medical costs
A kind hearted neighbour then helped free Echo, who required urgent medical attention.
The vet - where Ms Randell works - said the next 24 hours were going to be crucial.
Echo was in the wars - he had lost a quarter of his body weight, was dehydrated so badly he could suffer kidney failure and had multiple sores after digging and scratching on the sleepers in the wall trying to free himself.
He was also forced to eat dirt to survive.
'It was going to be iffy but the next day I went in and Echo was sitting up waiting for me,' Ms Randell told the Central Coast Express Advocate.
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'The next day he was wagging his tail. 'I'm not a big crier but when I saw he was alive I just lost it.'
Ms Randell bought Echo for disabled son, Lincoln, 11, when he was a toddler - and the pair have been inseparable ever since.
After almost two weeks stuck in the dirt, Echo has sadly gone blind - but his biggest fan Lincoln is just delighted to have his 'best mate' back.
A family friend has also set up a GoFundMe page to assist with medical costs, with a specialist to determine if Echo's infected eyes need to be removed.
After he became trapped, Echo was in the wars - he had lost a quarter of his body weight, was dehydrated so badly he was close to suffering kidney failure and had multiple sores
Echo (pictured left) is the beloved dog of the Randell's - he recently survived 12 days trapped behind a retaining wall on the NSW central coast
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