3-year-old boy found alive after being missing for 2 days in North Carolina
By The Staff
The Associated Press
Posted January 25, 2019 1:37 pm EST
Updated January 25, 2019 2:31 pm EST
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The missing 3 year old Craven County boy was found alive Thursday night by one of the men searching for him in the woods near where he was last seen – Jan 25, 2019
ERNUL, N.C. — The mother of a 3-year-old boy who was missing for two days before he was found alive in North Carolina says he’s doing well and “already asked to watch Netflix.”
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News outlets report the man who found Casey Lynn Hathaway spoke at a news conference Thursday night, alongside Brittany Hathaway and Craven County Sheriff Chip Hughes.
Shane Grier said searchers responding to a tip heard Casey calling for his mother. Grier found him around 50 yards (45 metres) into the woods, entangled in briars (prickly scrambling shrubs).
PHOTO GALLERY BELOW: The search for missing 3-year-old Casey Lynn Hathaway
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Search teams looked for missing 3-year-old Casey Lynn Hathaway near wooded areas off of Toler Road and Aurora Road in Cayton, N.C., Jan. 23, 2019.
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Britney and Chris Hathaway, parents of Casey Lynn Hathaway, thank everyone involved in helping to find their missing son during a news conference on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, in New Bern, N.C.
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Volunteers and search teams were co-ordinated by officials at a staging area at New Haven FWB Church Activity Center in Ernul, N.C., Jan. 23, 2019.
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The Craven County Sheriff's Office led the search and investigation.
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Search teams looked for missing 3-year-old Casey Lynn Hathaway in thickets and wooded areas off of Toler Road and Aurora Road near Cayton, N.C., Jan. 23, 2019.
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Search teams looked for missing 3-year-old Casey Lynn Hathaway near wooded areas off of Aurora Road near Cayton, N.C., Jan. 23, 2019.
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Search teams looked for missing 3-year-old Casey Lynn Hathaway in thickets and wooded areas off of Toler Road and Aurora Road near Cayton, N.C., Jan. 23, 2019.
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SARTECH personnel Robert Lowry, at left, with search dog Peter Podimus, and Jack James made preparations at a staging area at New Haven FWB Church Activity Center in Ernul, N.C., Jan. 23, 2019.
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