The parents of Cleo Smith have released their first public statement after their four-year-old daughter was found "alive and well" inside a Carnarvon home after being allegedly abducted during a family holiday on October 16.
A hero police officer who was filmed cradling little Cleo Smith in his arms after storming her alleged kidnapper s home has opened up about the emotional night.
Daniel Staines, who lives about 1000km south of his daughter s Carnarvon home in in Western Australia, said on Wednesday he is overjoyed the little girl was found alive.
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