Searchers find missing 2-year-old boy at Onalaska

A quick response by about 100 searchers succeeded in finding a 2-year-old boy who wandered away from his home in Onalaska with a black Labrador puppy.

Lewis County Sheriff Steve Mansfield says the boy was reported missing Saturday evening when his father woke up from a nap.

The search involved deputies, firefighters and volunteers from the county, Mossyrock, Packwood and Toledo. A King County helicopter with an infrared detector took park.

The sheriff's office says the boy was found by Toledo firefighters using a thermal imaging device. It detected the boy on the ground with the dog behind a residence near a creek. They were about a mile from home.

The boy who was wearing only a T-shirt and socks was not injured.

(with information from KITI)

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