True Life Miracle

[palmtreegirl]

An article that has some quotes from Nadia and some more details on the actual rescue-

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. -- It was an answer to many prayers. After days of being lost in dangerous woods near alligator-infested waters, an 11-year-old Seminole County girl was found alive Tuesday.

Nadia Bloom’s family laid eyes on her for the first time in days when she was carried out of the woods and place into an ambulance (see images | raw video) and taken to South Seminole Hospital. She had been missing for around 90 hours.

“She did make two comments to the officers when they got there. ‘Glad you guys found me,’ ‘Can’t believe you rescued me. So, they were very, very, very excited about that,” Winter Springs Police Chief Kevin Brunelle said during a press conference early Tuesday afternoon.

Nadia disappeared in the woods behind her home in the Barrington Estates subdivision in Winter Springs and was found Tuesday morning by a volunteer from her own church, James King, who went out on his own.

“The love of everybody, from everybody across the country praying,” Nadia’s father said shortly after the girl emerged from the woods (watch interview with parents). “It all came so fast and just shows the compassion of the human spirit.”

Chief Brunelle said Nadia did sustain a lot of bug bites and was dehydrated. The chief said an IV of fluids was given to her before she was removed from the woods.

Crews carry Nadia Bloom into an ambulance after rescuing her from dense woods.

Around 11:40am, Nadia emerged from the woods, being carried by a team of rescuers, including the man who found her. It took the rescue crew about two hours to remove her from the location she was found.

Chief Brunelle said police received a phone call from King around 8:30am saying he found Nadia just slight east and north of the 417.

"He was able to tell us that he located her,” Brunelle told reporters early Tuesday afternoon “He talked us in there. And what we did from that point was triangulate the cell phone call.”

Brunelle said Nadia's feet were very water-logged, but that she did make two comments to the rescuers: "Glad you guys found me” and "I can’t believe you rescued me."

“Mr. King is a hero right now," Brunelle said, but did say investigators are talking to him. “We want to know how he got to where he was at, what made him go to that location.”

Brunelle said Nadia told rescuers "she hadn't seen a soul" until she was found Tuesday morning.“She said she hadn’t seen a soul,”

http://www.wftv.com/news/23134610/detail.html

 

[cheermom1]

the way he acted with police is bugging me, saying the seat was too small, wanted to talk to his wife first...odd, why wouldn't he just go with them?

I have to agree my senses went up when I heard he "knew" where she was. Of course I'm not a religious person but still IF he "knew" where she was why did he not take someone else with him? Why is he acting the way he is with the police? The whole thing is sending red flags up at this point. At least to me anyway.

SO GLAD SHE IS FOUND!!

 

[RadioNate]

the way he acted with police is bugging me, saying the seat was too small, wanted to talk to his wife first...odd, why wouldn't he just go with them?

I couldn't hear what he was saying (my sprinkler guy was here) but you could tell he was resistant to doing what ever it was they were asking of him. That too me is also weird. I mean wouldn't he assume that he'd have to be questioned? It's like the meter guy who found Caylee. That guy was questioned a lot! I'm sure Mr King would have been aware of what happened in the case.

Miracles can happen---

and as much as I want to believe his story (stranger things have happened and do so legimately)....

It smells fishy to me.

But if Nadia in her condition can be trusted as a witness, I don't think that we shouldn't be convinced that it was nothing short of a miracle.

I have all the confidence in the world that Nadia will tell what happened. But I am glad that the police is being careful, just in case!

 

[Becky2005]

Exactly. Searchers know not to create being a second lost person to search for.

Exactly & wouldn't you WANT to let people know "Hey...I don't know how (or I feel God is leading me or whatever)...but I'm really thinking she is over here & we haven't looked here yet!"

Plus having more manpower looking for her would have sped things up maybe & of course, if HE had gotten lost, stuck, whatever, then they would have had 2 missing persons and no clue where to look for him (so basically would have to re-look everywhere they already looked, looking for him).

I'm not even a search & rescue person and that just seems logical to me (maybe it was too many films in middle school that drilled into my head for always having identification on you and always letting someone know where you are going -- I do admit, I don't always let people know where I"m going but I certainly would if I was trying to find a missing person!)

 

[ChristmasElf]

I am sorry, but is anyone else's "hinky" alarm going off? Girl is missing for 5 days and suddenly a man she knows from church miraculously knows where to find her?

I would love, absolutely love, for this to be a true miracle. But, more often than not, there is a logical explanation rather than a miraculous one.

- it is a miracle that she is alive.

 

[EllenFrasier]

Why is it when good things happen some people doubt and suspect even still? My theory is that the news always reports all the bad things that happen in the world and rarely do they report the good things, the tiny miracles that happen every day.

I believe that this man found her, either by chance or by a dream, and that is what counts. He had his cell phone with him, so if he got lost he could call for help. Who knows if he told someone else where he was going first?

I'm happy for the family that they have their daughter back alive and well.

 

[lillygator]

probably because more often than not there has usually been something odd going on. Look at the Casey meter guy who "found" Caylee.

 

[Feralpeg]

The way I see it is that it would make no sense for the guy to find her if he had put her there. By finding her, she could tell police on him. If he truly did something to her, the smartest thing would have been to leave her there. If they had found her, and it was possible they would not have for a very long time, they would have assumed she had just wandered off and died of exposure. A few more days and she would have died.

If he decided he didn't want her to die, he was darn lucky. Anytime over the past four days, she could have been attacked by a poisonous snake, a gator, wild boar or bobcat. The place is literally crawling with these creatures. Fortunately, we didn't have any real rain the past few days or she could have drown out there.

Sorry, but it just doesn't make any sense to me that he would have put her there and then rescued her. I think it is a sad commentary on life that we always look for the worst in every situation. I truly hope you guys are wrong. Until I hear differently, I'm going to continue to believe this was a wonderful miracle.

 

[NotUrsula]

My take is that, presuming he is innocent, he probably didn't take anyone with him because he didn't want to have to explain the hunch and why he had it. (I'm not much of a believer in visions or divine visitations, you understand, but I do know how people tend to react to people who confess to having had one. I spent my formative years living with a very religious schizophrenic.)

If the guy was a hunter, he might well have had a possible path just sort of pop into his head. I spent a lot of time in swamps in my childhood, and there are natural paths through them that are not always at first apparent, but if you think about certain factors they reveal themselves. His message from God might really have just been random thoughts suddenly clicking into place -- but if he's a religious person, then who's to say?

What does surprise me somewhat is that the girl apparently didn't try to prepare much for this adventure. My son is an Aspie this age, and while I'm sure he wouldn't have thought to bring a compass or a GPS, he probably would have taken water, some food, a rope, bug spray, a poncho and a pr. of waders or rubber boots. Most aspies are kind of compulsive when they get things like this in their heads; they study and plan, but they tend to be overly confident. (Thus the lack of flare or phone or compass -- they tend NOT to realize that getting lost and needing help might be a possibility.)

Anyway, I'm glad she's OK.

 

[DVC~OKW~96]

Why is it that the g-d entity always gets praised when something good happens but never has to accept responsibility that something bad happened?

Never did understand that. If it was g-d that lead anyone to this child, why did g-d let her get lost in the first place.

I must say I was astonished that the child survived. Lake Jesup is more than busy with alligators, it's statistically the highest alligator population in a single body of water in FL. I used to travel up there for work, and if I arrived too early, I'd park by the lake and watch the morning activity. Scary stuff to think she was out there.

I have no idea about the person who found her. Suspicious? Yes. In this day and age, you'd be derelict in your "duty" as a law officer if you didn't suspect the citizen that "walked directly to her."

Are there things that happen in this universe that can't be explained with our current level of knowledge? Yep. Does that mean all those unexplainable things are the result of the actions of a supernatural being? Uhhh not in my belief system.

I'm just happy for the child and the family that she survived the incident.

 

[Ceila]

I am very religious and I still think there could be more to the story than the rescuer is letting on. I wonder if perhaps someone admitted the crime to him, and to protect that person he made up the "I woke up and just knew where to look" story.

 

[C.Ann]

An awesome end to a very frightening situation..

I first saw it on the news yesterday (I believe) and wasn't too hopeful in regards to what the outcome would be..

Miracles do happen!

 

[Mermaid02]

I am sorry, but is anyone else's "hinky" alarm going off? Girl is missing for 5 days and suddenly a man she knows from church miraculously knows where to find her?

I would love, absolutely love, for this to be a true miracle. But, more often than not, there is a logical explanation rather than a miraculous one.

Thank you MickeyF - I was feeling that as well and THEN feeling that I was a big old wet blanket....

Yes. It definitely crossed my mind. I hope she hasn't been victimized, but I am also relieved she is alive and with her family. Kids with autism aren't very good liars. If there is more to the story it will come out.

Me too. I hope I'm wrong. I'm really glad she was found & she's OK.

I hate to admit I was thinking this same thing!
I hope it ends up that this man's story is true.

I'm glad they found her and she's alive- but the dude knows more than he's saying......... If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

 

[Ceila]

I think it is a sad commentary on life that we always look for the worst in every situation. I truly hope you guys are wrong. Until I hear differently, I'm going to continue to believe this was a wonderful miracle.

I believe we have a greater responsibility to use the reasoning that God gave us and look into the matter.

If it turns out that the rescuer WAS involved in her disappearance, either through direct responsibility or just by knowing who was responsible, then I believe God would want us to make sure this won't happen to another young child. But, if we just accept it blindly as a miracle and don't investigate, society could be letting a criminal go free. I don't think God would want that.

 

[freckles and boo]

Why is it that the g-d entity always gets praised when something good happens but never has to accept responsibility that something bad happened?

Never did understand that. If it was g-d that lead anyone to this child, why did g-d let her get lost in the first place.

I must say I was astonished that the child survived. Lake Jesup is more than busy with alligators, it's statistically the highest alligator population in a single body of water in FL. I used to travel up there for work, and if I arrived too early, I'd park by the lake and watch the morning activity. Scary stuff to think she was out there.

I have no idea about the person who found her. Suspicious? Yes. In this day and age, you'd be derelict in your "duty" as a law officer if you didn't suspect the citizen that "walked directly to her."

Are there things that happen in this universe that can't be explained with our current level of knowledge? Yep. Does that mean all those unexplainable things are the result of the actions of a supernatural being? Uhhh not in my belief system.

I'm just happy for the child and the family that she survived the incident.

I agree. I don't think this had anything to do with any god, but I am beyond thrilled she was found and appears to be safe. I would give my thanks to the rescuers who didn't give up and, if his story is true, to the determined guy who found her.

 

[LuvLDM]

I believe we have a greater responsibility to use the reasoning that God gave us and look into the matter.

If it turns out that the pastor WAS involved in her disappearance, either through direct responsibility or just by knowing who was responsible, then I believe God would want us to make sure this won't happen to another young child. But, if we just accept it blindly as a miracle and don't investigate, society could be letting a criminal go free. I don't think God would want that.

Well stated.

 

[RadioNate]

I am very religious and I still think there could be more to the story than the rescuer is letting on. I wonder if perhaps one of his parishoners confessed to him, and to protect that person he made up the "I woke up and just knew where to look" story.

That was actually my first thought. People seem to be forgetting that there is a registered sex offender convicted of crimes against a child less than a 1/2 mile from where she was found.

I just don't think you can be too careful. People do all sorts of weird things that don't make any sense. Do I think he put her there on Friday? Not really. But she is in REALLY good shape for being alone with no food/water for 90 hours. I think it is good to questions whether or not she was held prior to finding herself in the woods.

She could be 'blackmailed' into not talking if the person threatened her family.

Stranger things have happened.

Maybe I watch too much Lifetime but I think questioning everything is important. Living in this community, I want to make sure everything is 110% on the up and up because I have children here too.

I lost blind faith years ago.

Yes, I'm jaded. VERY jaded but I'd rather be wrong than have even the tiniest chance that another child could be hurt.

 

[C.Ann]

I believe we have a greater responsibility to use the reasoning that God gave us and look into the matter.

If it turns out that the pastor WAS involved in her disappearance, either through direct responsibility or just by knowing who was responsible, then I believe God would want us to make sure this won't happen to another young child. But, if we just accept it blindly as a miracle and don't investigate, society could be letting a criminal go free. I don't think God would want that.

If I personally were involved in the official investigation (as in it was my responsibility), I would agree with what you have said.. But since I'm not - I'm just a person on the outside looking in on a news story - I more inclined to give people the benefit of the doubt until such time that there is a valid reason to feel otherwise..

I don't think it's emotionally healthy for people to automatically veer off in the direction of a "worst case scenario" in regards to a person and/or situation such as this - especially if there's no action they can take in an attempt to change the outcome.. Causes ulcers..

 

[safetymom]

I believe we have a greater responsibility to use the reasoning that God gave us and look into the matter.

If it turns out that the pastor WAS involved in her disappearance, either through direct responsibility or just by knowing who was responsible, then I believe God would want us to make sure this won't happen to another young child. But, if we just accept it blindly as a miracle and don't investigate, society could be letting a criminal go free. I don't think God would want that.

I agree. We need to wait until the investigation is over before we proclaim a miracle.

 

[Ceila]

I don't think it's emotionally healthy for people to automatically veer off in the direction of a "worst case scenario" in regards to a person and/or situation such as this - especially if there's no action they can take in an attempt to change the outcome.. Causes ulcers..

I simply think that it is in the best interest of society for law enforcement to look further into this matter. While it is true that there is no "action [someone] can take" that would change this outcome (since the child has been found), they most certainly could change a possible future bad "outcome" by investigating the rescuer.