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GOOD Things Happening To Kids, v.2009-1

 
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GOOD Things Happening To Kids, v.2009-1
« on: May 07, 2009, 07:25:41 AM »

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ARCADIA, Mo. – Thirsty, dirty and tired after spending two days and nights barely clothed in the wet, chilly woods of Mark Twain National Forest, 3-year-old Joshua Childers was ready to go home.  The boy was lying on the ground of a hollow near a creek bottom Wednesday afternoon when a volunteer searcher spied his bare bottom.

"Hey, bud!" called out Donnie Halpin, a 57-year-old construction worker from nearby Fredericktown, who wasn't sure whether the grimy figure was even alive.  But Joshua sat right up and grinned at his rescuer.

"You ready to go home?" Halpin asked.
"Yeah," said Joshua.

The boy was wet and only wearing a T-shirt and one tennis shoe. Halpin called 911, then wrapped the child in his shirt, scooped him up and carried him about a half-mile to a house.

"He hung on to me pretty tight," said Halpin, who didn't have any water for the child but gave him some candy. "Outside of a few scratches, he was in really good shape."

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The area is home to bears, mountain lions and snakes. Heavy rain Tuesday night and Wednesday morning swelled creeks in the area.
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« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2009, 07:28:23 AM »

Caught this story on the morning news. Very good story considering how most of these end.  Thumbs Up
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« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2009, 09:50:15 AM »

Story has been dominating the news here. They even preempted the national news for an update last evening. How often does that happen!?!

Regarding the lions, tigers and bears... not as big a worry as made out to be. There are few (if any) mountain lions in the area, and bears were not as much of a concern as coyotes.

Nevertheless, an amazing outcome to a situation that had tragedy written all over it.  Thumbs Up
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