3-year-old boy found after 3 days lost in Australian woods
A 3-year-old boy wearing a sweat shirt and diapers was found sitting in a creek and cupping water in his hands to drink on Monday, three days after he was lost in rugged Australian woodland. He was last seen playing outside on the porch when he disappeared - sparking fears he may have been abducted. AJ was found just 500m (0.3 Miles) from where he was last seen.
Hundreds of people had been searching for Anthony “AJ” Elfalak, who has autism and is non-verbal, since he went missing from his family’s remote rural property near the village of Putty, north of Sydney, late Friday morning.
The crew of a police helicopter spotted him sitting in shallow water in a creek bed late Monday morning about 1,540 feet from his home, Police Superintendent Tracy Chapman said. He was in good condition but was taken to a hospital for observation, ambulance officers said. His father, Anthony Elfalak, said AJ had been bitten by ants, had diaper rash and suffered abrasions. “He’s just clinging to mum. As soon as he heard his mum, he opened his eyes and looked at her and fell asleep,” he said.
The hungry boy scoffed down three pieces of pizza and a banana shortly after he was recovered.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/year-boy-found-days-lost-australian-woods-79854539
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9961449/Anthony-AJ-Elfalak-Inside-story-little-boy-survived.html
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“I guess dingoes didn't get him”
