Saturday, August 18, 2007

Afraid of hurricanes, girl, 8, heads to Ohio on bicycle

An 8-year-old child scared of hurricanes tried to go back to Ohio from Florida - on her bicycle - DeLand police Deputy Chief Randel Henderson said on Thursday.

"It is amusing but at the same time sad", Henderson said.

Heather Snoke was found at 7:46 p.m. by neighbours and a sheriff's helicopter, the report said.

The little girl stated to police "that she was headed back to Columbus Ohio, because she was afraid of hurricanes and that was her home," the report said.

Her mother, Melissa Snoke, told police the family had recently moved to DeLand from Columbus, Ohio, and that Heather had not made any friends in her new neighbourhood.

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