Posted on 05/30/2006 5:18:59 PM PDT by WildPlum
(05-30) 16:55 PDT Canon City, Colo. (AP) --
An 8-year-old boy missing since Saturday was found alive Tuesday after searchers investigated a report of sounds of a crying child in a remote canyon about 35 miles southwest of Pikes Peak.
"He's alive and well," said Zack Slutsky of Western State Mountain Rescue in Gunnison and a spokesman for the operation.
The boy was being evacuated to a hospital. He was found at about 4:20 p.m.
Nearly 100 rescuers and three aircraft were searching for Evan Thompson, who was last seen Saturday morning while camping with family friends and a teacher in rugged country about 90 miles south of Denver. He disappeared after eating a breakfast of Lucky Charms, an orange, and a glass of milk.
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I never heard a follow-up on this story. Or did I miss it? How did an 8-year-old boy survive 4 days & 3 nights by himself in rugged wilderness?
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