Three-year-old boy who disappeared while playing on slide found “safe and sound” huddled in corner of forest

Three-year-old boy who disappeared while playing on slide found “safe and sound” huddled in corner of forest
Three-year-old boy who disappeared while playing on slide found “safe and sound” huddled in corner of forest

He was found around 4:45 a.m.

The inhabitants of the town of Saint-Cergues in Haute Savoie were able to breathe with relief. Friday June 28 in the evening, A three-year-old boy had disappearedhad alerted France Bleu Haute Savoie. More than 50 police officers, firefighters and volunteers were mobilized to go looking for him. Fortunately, the little boy was found safe and sound.

Attracted by a dog

He had been lost sight of by his parents. A three-year-old boy was on holiday in the town with his parents, originally from Portugal, and was staying in a former summer camp centre. He was playing on the slide around 7:30 pm when he saw the dog belonging to the owner of the premises. Curious, he decides to follow the animal. In a few minutes, his parents lose sight of him..

Discovered in the middle of the forest

For more than half an hour, the parents searched the premises in vain for the little boy. They decided to raise the alarm. In the meantime, the dog had returned alone, according to our colleagues. Gendarmes, volunteers, firefighters and even a PGHM helicopter are on all fronts. During the night, the search continued the gendarmes who discover footprints in the mud, in a very steep sector of Saint-Cègues. Finally, they come face to face with the child who ist nestled in a corner, in the middle of the forestat 4:45 a.m.

In good health, the child was quickly able to join his parents, who were more afraid than hurt.

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