3-year-old boy who went missing in Montana wilderness is found

A 3-year-old boy who went missing on Friday has been safely reunited with his parents, USA Today has reported.

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The child, Ryker Webb, was reported missing from his family’s Montana home on Friday after going missing from the family’s property.

Officials at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said that the child ended up spending two days out in the remote wild by himself before authorities were able to locate him.

The outlet reported that the child was last seen on Friday playing with the family dog in the backyard. His father, who remains unnamed at the time of this reporting, was said to have been outside with the child and the dog before momentarily stepping into the house for an undisclosed reason and an indeterminate amount of time. The child was reportedly missing when his father returned from inside the home.

The weekend search, police said, was hampered by poor weather. The sheriffs office in a statement said, “It was extremely difficult to get the additional air assets into the Bull Lake valley due to very poor weather conditions which consisted of rain, low visibility, and low ceiling.”

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Authorities located Ryker on Sunday. He was apparently uninjured, though “hungry, thirsty, and cold.” NBC News reported that the child — who it identified the child as being four years old — was located approximately 2.4 miles from his home.

“The temperature fell into the low 40s in Missoula on Saturday, with a quarter inch of rain hitting the ground,” the report added.

The report added that he was reunited with his parents and transported to Cabinet Peaks Medical Center for evaluation.

Lincoln County Sheriff Darren Short told “ Today” that the child’s parents waited two hours to report the child missing — news that the department is investigating.

“We’re still looking into why he disappeared, and why he wasn’t being watched closely,” Short said.