7-Year-Old Who Disappeared While Camping with Grandparents Found Safe After Fisherman Heard Her Cries for Help

A 7-year-old girl is safe after disappearing overnight at a campsite in Washington state.

Shelby Wolff was staying with her grandparents when she went missing from a campsite atLake Merwin Campers Hideawayon Sunday, Aug. 11 at about 8:30 p.m. local time,according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies and area residents started searching for Shelby before Clark County Search and Rescue was alerted to her disappearance. Meanwhile, access to the campground was closed, authorities said.

First responders and volunteers searched through the night and into the morning before a local fisherman heard Shelby's cries from a steep section of the shoreline near Lake Merwin Campers Hideaway and called 911, about 12 hours after she went missing.

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Once authorities located her, Shelby was transported via boat to a dock where she was reunited with her family, NBC affiliate KGW-TV reported.

A representative with the sheriff’s office told the station that Shelby possibly slipped and fell into bushes, becoming disoriented.

The child was not seriously injured, but she was checked out by medical personnel at the scene, the sheriff’s office said. Clark County is about 170 miles south of Seattle.

In a post on Facebook, Shelby's sister, Cammy Wolff, shared words of gratitude in the wake of the rescue, updating a post she made earlier amid the investigation.

"She has been FOUND and she is safe and unharmed!" Cammy wrote. "Thank you to all who reached out as well as prayed for my family and I during this time! Love you all."

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