A Yorkshire terrier is being hailed as a little hero for his part in rescuing a 3-year-old girl who went missing from her home on Thursday night.

When Remy Elliott first disappeared from her home earlier this week, her mother Timber tried walking around their Qulin, Missouri property, calling the youngster’s name, but to no avail.

The concerned mother-of-three then called family and friends to help look for Remy. When members of the community caught wind of the situation, however, the search party eventually grew to include 100 volunteers and law enforcement officers.

Due to the density of the corn, the search was called a “stressful and emotional” time. Even with helicopters flying over head, the crew spent hours searching the cornfield until their flashlights started to die and they decided to call it a night.

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“The corn feels like razor blades cutting you, especially for a child,” one volunteer rescuer told KFVS. “And you don’t hear well in the corn…