Cleo Smith: Parents release emotional statement after rescue of Carnarvon four-year-old girl

Cleo Smith’s family have thanked police and the ‘love and support’ they have received from across Australia in an emotional statement after the four-year-old’s incredible rescue.

Her mother Ellie Smith and stepfather Jake Gliddon said they were ‘humbled’ by the public response to Cleo’s disappearance 18 days ago and discovery in a locked Carnarvon house in the early hours of Wednesday morning. 

‘We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved in the rescue of our daughter Cleo Smith,’ the couple said in a statement on Friday evening.

‘We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved in the rescue of our daughter Cleo Smith.’ 

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