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In this video we are going to take a look at some unbelievable cases of missing children who survived!
Now, with more than 700 million acres of forests and woodlands in the United States alone,
it's no wonder people, especially children get lost sometimes.
As we know in this community, a large percentage of those who go missing ARE in fact children and many of those don't randomly wander off on their own.
Whether they were lured by something or someone, or they simply walked off too far ahead of the adults
who were supervising them, a lot of the time they are unfortunately never seen again.
This isn't to say that going missing, getting too far ahead of the group or taking a wrong turn
is exclusive to children, but in more and more cases that are being brought to our attention,
it seems the children who are unfortunate enough to be placed in this category are not only being found,
but being found under extraordinary circumstances.
Stories of even the smallest child, surviving multiple nights in the harshest of temperatures.
Accounts of a child being there one minute and gone the next seemingly in the blink of an eye then ending up reported as missing,
only to be found days later with an incredible story to tell
The list goes on and on of the seemingly remarkable and sometimes bizarre, tales of survival of children in the wilderness.
This is what we are bringing to you today folks, so sit back, relax and let's take one of those walks we love so much
through the veil and into the forbidden and unknown parts of the woods, forests and our minds.
Today we bring you extraordinary cases of children who were lost in the wilderness and found alive.
First up, Jesse Dale Young
On a typical Wednesday morning, at around 11am in Salina, Oklahoma on May 6, 2020.
A 2 year old boy named Jesse Dale Young was in his own little world, playing outside on his families property
wearing nothing but a pair of crocs and a diaper. Ah, youth...
His family s property is located in Mayes County, near the eastern edge of Lake Hudson.
He was there one minute and gone the next.
His uncle, Steve Smith, was a big part of the search for the toddler, being the operations
manager for the ambulance service in the area.
Steve s biggest concern for his nephew was the treacherous terrain.
A heavily wooded landscape that would be harsh for even the most experienced adult, let alone
a little two year old baby wearing nothing but a diaper and crocs.
Drones, helicopters, volunteers walking and even some folks on horseback all set out to
search for the missing boy almost the instant he was reported.
A little more than 24 hours later, after he was last seen and then reported
missing by his parents, the little boy was found by a 16 year old teenager from a nearby high school named Seth Best.
Seth said he saw the little guy just sitting there, nothing more than a few scratches on
his little body, after surviving a very cold, and presumably very scary and lonely night by himself in the darkness of the woods.
It's thought the little boy simply wandered off the two miles on accident; exploring as
toddlers often do, and had ventured too far away from his house to be able to find his
way back by himself and so stayed where he was, most likely terrified and waiting for someone to come and rescue him.
Due to his young age and inability to speak yet, it s unknown what the little guy went
through or how he even managed to survive the night out there alone.
Seth Best's brother had recently been killed in a car accident, an 18 year old at the nearby high school named Jason Best.
He and his brother had grown up around horses and cows, and they rode those horses and also raced dirt bikes on his families large plot of land.
It was only after about a half hour of searching that Seth came upon young Jesse, and wrapped
him up in his blue jean shirt, to warm the little guy up.
Seth stated he wondered how Jesse had made it through the night, admitting that he himself
wouldn't know what to do with himself if he had to spend the night, completely unprepared
and with no supplies, in the dark woods alone.
He also stated he wished Jesse could talk, so the little boy could tell all about his adventure.
Jesse's mother not only thinks there was some kind of divine intervention on behalf of the
Best's, seeing as how they were so close coming across their owntragedy; Seth and his father
were out searching together for the boy, but also because she explained in a facebook post
on Mother's Day which was three days after Jesse was found, I haven't posted a whole lot on here in regards to Jesse.
We have been enjoying having our baby home among other basics needed to be done.
Our Jesse Dale was named after two of his great grandpas.
My grandpa, Jerry Dale Young, passed away four years ago.
He was my hero growing up and ALWAYS wore a denim shirt.
The fact that the Best boys were wearing a denim shirt and wrapped Jesse in it proves
that my papa was looking over him and led Seth straight to him.
I hope that finding Jesse and helping our family has healed their family just a bit.
We couldn't thank the hundreds of volunteers,
law enforcement and everyone s prayers enough.
So, what happened to little Jesse Dale Young on that cold May night in 2020?
Did he simply wander off all by himself or could he have been possibly lured by something?
If you want to know by what, well, just take your pick out of the hundreds of entities,
both known and unknown in the woods we talk about here on this channel each and every day.
How did he survive all night by himself and stay warm?
How did he know to stay in one spot so he could more easily be found?
These are questions we may never know the answers to but whatever they are, let's all
take a moment and thank whoever we personally thank for these types of things, that this
particular story, though strange in a very familiar way, had a bit of an unfamiliar ending,
being the little boy was returned safely to his family.... Somehow.
Jordan Allen Gorman
On Sunday, November 15, 2020; a 9 year old boy named Jordan Gorman was last seen by his sister
Jocelyn, standing at the edge of his driveway, near the woods surrounding his home wearing
a short-sleeved grey t-shirt with red stripes on the arms, blue jeans and nothing on his feet
Jordan's family home is located along Valley View Road in Joelton, Cheatham County, Tennessee.
The small, 4 foot tall and 75 pound little boy with dirty blonde hair had gotten angry and ran off after an argument with his parents.
The direction he was headed in was unknown as his sister had reported simply seeing him
standing there one minute and not standing there the next.
His parents reported him missing and the TBI got involved very quickly.
Before long several neighboring law enforcement entities had joined the search and volunteers
were flooding in to help find the missing boy.
The TBI and law enforcement repeatedly searched the grounds and heavily wooded area surrounding
the boy's home from Sunday afternoon into Monday but found no trace of Jordan.
An Amber alert was issued on Monday due to, new information and a growing concern about his well being.
The TBI said their best guess was that Jordan was in an area of the woods very close to
his home, the local authorities also believed he hadn't wandered too far.
They did however still investigate as though Jordan wasn t in that area at all, to make
sure they covered and were prepared for all possible scenarios and situations.
The TBI released a statement saying, We are certainly doing our best to hold on to hope,
but with each passing hour, we face a daunting reality that this becomes more and more of
a recovery effort than it does a rescue effort.
Though stating there was no evidence of ill intent, the sheriff of Cheatham County,
Mike Breedlove admitted that by Monday afternoon, panic was starting to set in.
Not only with Jordan's family and loved ones, but with law enforcement, the searchers and the community at large as well.
On Tuesday, November 17th; about a day and a half after he was first reported missing, Jordan Gorman was found alive.
He was found uninjured in a creek bed about 3/4 miles from his home.
He had found a blue tarp in the woods and knew enough at just 9 years old to build himself a shelter with it.
Jordan was reportedly cold and hungry but in pretty good spirits while being checked out by EMT's.
This is another one of those cases where we must ask ourselves how a young kid could possibly
have survived without a scratch on him, while spending more than 24 hours alone in the dark and cold woods.
Yes, Jordan knew enough to build himself a makeshift shelter out of an old tarp, but
it was never explained HOW he knew that, While it s reasonable to think he was familiar with
hiking and camping given the area in which he grew up, we don t know this for sure as
it wasn't explained in any detail at all.
Also, how did such a young, not to mention small boy keep his presence of mind and wits
about him to be able to stay calm throughout all of this.
He wasn't looking for rescue or trying to find his way back home when he was found.
As best as it's been reported this was nothing more than an upset young man who decided to
run away and in his child's mind thought living in the wilderness would be a good idea.
Only, how did he stay safe from animal attacks?
How did he navigate the treacherous terrain in the dark?
Again, there are no answers to these questions, but things we must never forget or neglect to ask ourselves.
This seems just a bit too simple to some people.
Kenneth Howard
On May 12, 2019 2 year old Kenneth Howard disappeared from the backyard of his families
home in a very rural area of Kentucky, in a town called Salyersville.
After Kenneth's father turned his back to either go inside or around the side of the home, the toddler was gone.
Searchers were conducting a grid search on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 15th within
a quarter-mile radius of the home when someone heard a cry, Prestonsburg Fire Department
Chief Michael Brown said during a press conference the next day.
After two whole days of searching for Kenneth to no avail, the searchers and authorities
in charge set their intentions and tried to make peace with the fact that they were most
likely going to be attempting a recovery mission from there on out and not a rescue as they had originally hoped.
That wasn't to be the case though for Kenneth Howard. He was a survivor, it seemed, even at two years old.
Kenneth was located around 2 p.m. about 1,800 feet from the families home near a road used
for logging or strip mining after a member of the search crew heard
his cries, Kentucky State Trooper William Petry reported. He did not appear to be injured.
Crews were out searching for Kenneth, who was not even 2 years old yet, and took a break
to check in with each other, when one firefighter said he thought he heard cries.
"We got quiet, started calling his name," Prestonsburg Fire Department Chief Michael Brown said.
"As we called his name over and over he sporadically would speak up and give us a shout."
"We all got quiet and started calling the child s name, and at different times, sporadically,
he would give us a cry and we had to try to pinpoint his location," he added..
"We got three or four cries from him, and two of the guys made their way back up the
hill and he was sitting up at the top of a little flat there."
Chief Brown also related that the toddler was in surprisingly good condition for having
been lost for almost three full days and for what he must have gone through.
Some of the rescue workers were even joking that the little boy was in better condition
than most of them after they had trekked up the steep hill and along the rocky and rugged
terrain to go and get him.
Prestonsburg firefighter Michael Tussey, who was the first to hear Kenneth's cries, said
he saw the toddler's blond head pop up as the crew was wading through the overgrown
grass and canopied trees.
"I was bawling like a baby," he said, adding that they didn't expect to find Kenneth alive.
The first thing Kenneth asked for was something to drink, and the toddler "reached straight
out" for the Gatorade that was offered to him, Michael Tussey said.
I've never seen a kid drink like that," one rescuer said.
After he had had enough to drink, Kenneth then began to ask for his mom and dad.
Finding the boy may have been a serendipitous miracle, officials said.
The night before, rescue crews had stopped their search at a deer stand.
The next day Michael was instructed to search near the ridge where the deer stand was located.
He said a "gut feeling" led him to a hill, and once he began climbing down, he heard Kenneth's cries.
After giving him some water, the rescuers carried him out of the woods in a backpack they cut holes into.
After medics started an IV to treat Kenneth's dehydration, he was "calm, cool and collected.
Kenneth's mother was then called to the scene, and she "basically climbed on top of him on
the gurney" to hug and kiss him, said Chris Hecker, the Kentucky Emergency Management director for the area.
He was then airlifted to a local hospital.
Some of the crews had already searched the area where Kenneth was found, but he may have
been covered by the dense vegetation.
It was an absolute miracle and an extremely lucky thing that he cried out when he did.
Kenneth also had to endure the elements during the 67 hours he was in the woods, officials said.
It was 38 degrees and raining on the first night, and the wildlife such as coyotes and
bobcats could have been attracted by his cries.
Fresh bear tracks had even been spotted during the search, and one of the members of the
team found more than 50 ticks on his body after the first night of searching.
These were such dangerous conditions for the search crews, let alone a small child who was barely 2 years old.
Fourteen different departments, dozens of volunteers and at least five dogs participated in the search
Kenneth was doing "exceptionally" well as of Thursday morning, the day after he was
found and brought to the hospital, and was eating solid food.
He is expected to make a full recovery.
The toddler had been known to run down the driveway in the past and this may be how he
had seemingly disappeared so quickly this time as well.
Authorities are continuing to investigate how Kenneth became lost, but they currently
do not suspect that any criminal activity occurred.
Malachi Bradley
In 2015, 10-year-old Malachi Bradley was on a camping trip with his family.
They were hiking in the woods of the Uinta Mountains of Utah. In the Ashley National Forest to be exact.
He wanted to find some wild mushrooms and wandered off on his own.
By the time he realized that he had gone too far he could no longer find his parents.
After searching for the boy with no luck, Malachi's father hiked three miles to Paradise Park
and drove to a point where he could call 911.
Malachi knew to look for a road and flag down a car, but they were in such a remote location that he could not find one.
He avoided dehydration by drinking water from a lake, but he could not find any food.
When it was getting dark, Malachi found some rocks that felt warm from baking in the sun all day, and curled up on them to sleep
Before he fell asleep, he removed his T-shirt so that he could wrap it around his legs for warmth.
He zipped up his jacket and curled into the fetal position on the rocks.
Though the nighttime temperature had dipped below freezing, he managed to stay warm enough to survive.
In the morning, Malachi awoke to the sound of helicopters flying above him.
He knew that they would not see him underneath trees, so he found the nearest clearing and stayed there until the rescue team found him.
He was finally spotted a little before 3 p.m. the next day by search and rescue pilots.
Uintah County Sheriff Vance Norton reported. A Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter was alerted to his location and landed to pick him up.
He was nearly five miles away from where he was last seen. Molly Bradley, Malachi's mother, was overcome with emotion after news broke that her son was found.
She told the local news reporters, "I don't think I've ever felt something so intensely in my whole life.
I'm proud of my boy, proud of the team, proud of the fact that I'm not going to have a tragedy.
I don't have a tragedy, I just have this cool story that my son gets to tell and that feels awesome."
Malachi Bradley was checked out by paramedics for about 15 minutes before being turned over to his family.
Numerous agencies had joined in the search for the boy, including rescue crews from Uintah and Wasatch counties,
the Ute Tribe, and a DPS helicopter and Wasatch County search plane, according to The Tribune.
Crews looked for the boy until nightfall Sunday. The search resumed at dawn with added reinforcements from the U.S. Forest Service,
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, and Rocky Mountain Rescue Dogs. It should be noted here that Paul Lake is on fairly flat land but close to the top of the nearly 10,000-foot mountain.
Whether miracle, lucky break or smart thinking- whichever way
you choose to see it, it s quite unbelievable that a young boy this age would have this sort of presence of mind.
Malachi really did save himself.
Well friends there you have it!
What do you think of these incredible stories of child survival?
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