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Miraculous story whether or not you believe the bear part of it...

 

https://wgno.com/2019/01/25/north-carolina-toddler-who-was-missing-for-3-days-says-he-hung-out-with-a-bear/

CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C. – It took three harrowing days for a search team to find Casey Hathaway alive.

Facing heavy rain, gusty winds and low visibility, rescuers and law enforcement combed the difficult Craven County, North Carolina, terrain — focusing on up to 1,000 acres of heavily wooded areas.

On day three, a tip led the search team to a spot where they were able to hear the 3-year-old calling out for his mother, Craven County Sheriff Chip Hughes told reporters at a news conference Thursday night.

They followed his call 40 to 50 yards into the woods, through water, to find Hathaway tangled in vines and thorns, Hughes said.

He was cold, authorities said, but alive and responsive. Hathaway was taken to a hospital where he is expected to be released on Friday or Saturday.

The boy told deputies that he spent two days hanging out with a bear, according to WNCT.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/3-year-old-missing-alive-bear_us_5c4e10e8e4b06ba6d3be269c

A 3-year-old boy who was found alive after having been missing for days told family members that he was busy spending time with a bear.

Casey Hathaway was playing with other children on Tuesday when he vanished from his grandmother’s yard in a rural part of eastern North Carolina. He was found alive two days later from where he disappeared after community search crews received a tip.

Casey’s aunt, Breanna Hathaway, posted Friday on Facebook that her nephew was home, healthy and smiling ― and had quite the tale to relate about his experience.

“He said he hung out with a bear for two days,” Hathaway said.

She was willing to roll with the story, saying, “God sent him a friend to keep him safe. … Miracles do happen.”

In another post, Hathaway said Casey likes to watch “Masha and the Bear,” a show about a girl who lives in the woods with a paternal bear who keeps her safe.

Craven County Sheriff Chip Hughes said at a news conference Thursday that search crews found Casey wet, cold and tangled in vines, but not seriously injured.

 

He was “a little lethargic, but warm,” when he was found, Hughes told WCTI-TV in an interview. The sheriff said Casey “wanted water and his mom” when he was found.

The boy “didn’t really get into... how he was able to survive,” though he did mention “having a friend in the woods who was a bear,” the sheriff added, without commenting further on that scenario.

There were no signs of abduction, Hughes said.

 

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This child in about 20 years:

 

That said - it's a cool story.  God does strange stuff sometimes.  Who can say?  Maybe a bear did protect him.

I'm not saying I buy it but he's a child - let him believe it. 

Wasn't there a child who fell into an animal enclosure that was protected by an ape a few years ago?

https://abcnews.go.com/US/gorilla-carries-year-boy-safety-fell-enclosure-1996/story?id=39479586

 

The most important thing is that the child is safe.

 

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It took three harrowing days for a search team to find Casey Hathaway alive.

Facing heavy rain, gusty winds and low visibility, rescuers and law enforcement combed the difficult Craven County, North Carolina, terrain — focusing on up to 1,000 acres of heavily wooded areas.

Let's give thanks to the rescuers and LEOs who never gave up.  

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14 hours ago, Silentpoet said:

There was another case in Florida if I recall correctly, where an autistic boy was lost in a swamp.  When they found him he said something about a bear keeping him warm that night.

I know of a guy who went hiking/camping in the woods.  Since the weather was nice he slept on a sleeping mat without a tent.

About midnight SOMETHING curled up in the small of his back and stayed there all night.  

11 hours ago, PATCHMAN said:

It took three harrowing days for a search team to find Casey Hathaway alive.

Facing heavy rain, gusty winds and low visibility, rescuers and law enforcement combed the difficult Craven County, North Carolina, terrain — focusing on up to 1,000 acres of heavily wooded areas.

Let's give thanks to the rescuers and LEOs who never gave up.  

Damn right.  Good job, guys.

11 hours ago, KY_Moose said:

David Paulides, author of the Missing 411 series, has written about similar incidents involving children. These accounts are strange, and very interesting.


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Odd stuff happens and children have vivid imaginations.  

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