Missing boy found safe after night lost in Zhytomyr forest
Police and rescuers found a 2-year-old boy in Ukraine's Zhytomyr Oblast on Aug. 2 after he went missing in a nearby forest the previous evening, Ukraine's National Police reported.
A 2-year-old boy went missing in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine, on the evening of August 1, according to the National Police. The incident was reported in the Khoroshiv municipality when the boy wandered out of sight of his adult companions while they rested on the bank of the Irsha River. Witnesses suggested the child might have ventured towards the forest.
A massive search operation commenced, involving 240 individuals, including police officers, rescuers, National Guard troops, locals, volunteers, and a search-and-rescue dog handler. The teams searched the riverbank and water, explored the forest, and inspected all plausible locations the child could have reached throughout the night.
The boy was discovered in the forest around 8:25 a.m. on August 2, bringing an end to the night-long search efforts.
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