OXFORD, N.C. - A toddler who had been missing for more than 24 hours was found sitting on a stump with his dog by his side, police said Saturday.

A volunteer searcher on horseback found Connor Cummings, 23 months old, at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, said Detective Jason Tingen. The toddler had wandered from his home outside Oxford at about 6:30 p.m. Friday.

"He was scratched up, dirty and had some ticks on him," Tingen said in a telephone interview. "He was in pretty good spirits."

More than 200 volunteers and police officers searched for the boy in woods that were thick with briars and vegetation. The Civil Air Patrol launched aircraft to search from above.

The boy and his Labrador retriever, Sandy, spent the night outside in mild temperatures, authorities said.

The boy had gone outside with his mother to feed the family dogs when he left, police said. "He was wearing a jumper and sandals."

Tingen said the family took the boy home to get something to eat before going to a hospital for a checkup.


N.C. toddler found safe in woods - Yahoo! News

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Poor baby! I'm so glad this had a happy ending. That poor mom was probably frantic!

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That's great news!! What a wonderful doggy they have to have watched the little boy.

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Jodie....Wife to Andrew (1995)
Mommy to Riley (2000) and Wyatt (2003)

Thank goodness the little guys o.k. and what a good dog to stay
with him.