A GIRL who disappeared in a forest on a family hike was miraculously found alive after surviving freezing weather with no food or water.

       Eight-year-old Julia Sleegers, from Berlin, got lost and spent two day alone in thick woods on Mt Cerchov, on the German-Czech border.

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       The girl's disappearance sparked a massive search Credit: Reuters

       The little girl was suffering from hypothermia when she was rescued near the town of Ceska Kubice but her life is not in danger, according to German news agency DPA.

       It is currently unknown how the child managed to survive as the temperatures in the forest had fallen near freezing overnight.

       Julia went missing while playing with her brother and cousin on Sunday, during a hiking trip with her family to the Bohemian forest.

       And while the other two children were located later in the evening, she remained missing for two days.

       Her disappearance sparked a frantic search involving German and Czech police officers, firefighters, 40 tracking dogs, helicopters, and drones.

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       She was finally located by forest worker Martin Semecky, 31, on Tuesday.

       Police spokesman Florian Beck said: "She is alive, she is hypothermic and has been taken to the hospital."

       Semecky told Bild: "When we saw her, we couldn't believe our own eyes.

       "Suddenly little Julia was standing in front of us, she was sitting about ten meters away in the tall grass.

       "It's a miracle she survived.

       "She was shocked and asked about her parents. I have assured her that they are fine and that she would see them soon."

       Rescue service spokesperson Maria Svobodova told Czech media that Julia was "conscious, cold and tired" but she was not hurt.

       The Czech police also confirmed the girl's discovery on a Twitter post.

       The post read: "Excellent news, the little girl has been tracked down, she will now be handed over to the paramedics."

       Josef Weindl the spokesman for the Upper Palatinate Police Headquarters told Tagesspiegel that the little girl is doing well and she remains in hospital.

       He had previously said that "For two days a child can survive without eating or drinking," but what concerned them was the low temperatures.

       "She must have been very skilled to do that," Martin Semecky told the German Press Agency.

       It is believed she must have crawled into a makeshift shelter to keep warm.

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       The eight-year-old spent two days at the Bohemian Forest Credit: Reuters

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