The other day, Jane and Dave Griffith decided to take their dog. Sophie, on a sailing trip off the coast of Queensland, Australia. They weren't watching Sophie, and suddenly she was gone. She had fallen into the water. They began to search the area but there was no sign of the dog. "We didn't find her because it was such a grey day. "said Mrs. Griffith.
The Griffiths were sure that Sophie had drowned （淹死）. They were very sad and decided to return home without their dog. But four months later, they received some good news, Sophie was still alive.
After she had fallen off the ship, Sophie continued swimming. She swam about 10 kilometres across a terrible sea. She arrived at a small island where she lived for more than four months by killing baby goats and other animals.
The people who live on the island saw a dog running around. When they saw that there were many dead goats on the island, they called animal rescue （营救）workers to come and do some research.
When the Griffiths heard that the animal rescue workers had caught a dog on an island, they wondered if it could be Sophie. As soon as Sophie saw the Griffiths, she soon ran to them.
Sophie's story is really wonderful and she is very lucky to be alive. "There are a lot of dangerous animals in the sea, " said a local fisherman.
