An overjoyed family have been reunited with their beloved dog more than five years after she first went missing.
Faye Grogan, 34, from Penshaw, Sunderland, was devastated after her one-year-old chihuahua Bea vanished without a trace in early 2020 while playing in the garden with her sister, Lady, on January 16, 2020.
Despite desperate attempts to find their four-legged friend, Bea's whereabouts remained an utter mystery, with her heartbroken family speculating that she may have escaped through a hole in the fence.
Speaking to the Northern Echo about her traumatic disappearance, Ms Grogan said that upon discovering her young pet was missing, 'the panic set in really fast'.
She added: 'It was becoming dark really fast. We were shouting down every single street to find her.
