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A child has been found safe, but injured, after a short search on Friday, March 5.
A child has been found safe, but injured, after being reported missing on Friday, March 5.
According to Captain Clay Hammond with the White County Sheriff's Office in a press release, deputies responded to a residence on Hiawatha Hills Road in regards to a call about a two-year-old who had been missing for a brief period of time.
"As deputies arrived, they were met by the child’s mother and another adult, who had located the child at a neighbor’s residence, where it appeared he had walked too," the release said.
The child had serious injuries after being bit multiple times by a group of dogs, and was taken by White County EMS to the hospital, the release said. The two-year-old was said to be in stable condition.
No additional information was provided.