Boy Who Went Missing In NC For Two Days Claims He Was Looked After By A BEAR

A small child going missing, for any amount of time, is every parent’s worst nightmare. Unfortunately, this is exactly what happened to the Hathaway family of North Carolina in the past few days.

Thankfully, their 3 year-old son, Casey Hathaway, was found on Thursday (January 24) following his disappearance from his great-grandmother’s backyard on Tuesday (January 22), which launched a search party in Craven County, North Carolina.

After a search was called off on Tuesday due to bad conditions, rescuers found Casey caught up in thorny bushes, after responding to reports of a baby crying.

Although he was cold and soaked through, the young boy was healthy and unharmed.

What makes the story more interesting is that fact that the three-year-old told police and relatives he spent time being looked after by a bear while lost in the woods of North Carolina.

To be fair, North Carolina is home to many black bears, but the chances of one looking after a lost boy like that are pretty slim. Also, Casey is right around the age where kids start to realize that you can just make stuff up.

Obviously, the important thing is that the child is now safe. Craven County Sheriff Chip Hughes told WCTI News Channel 12:

“All the calls we were getting in regards to ‘we heard this in the woods’, there might be a sighting, no call was insignificant. We diligently went after every call.

This one came in, they thought they heard a child crying in the woods. We sent deputies and rescuers right over there. He was about 40 or 50 yards into the woods, tangled up, still had his coat on, a little lethargic.

Of course he wanted water, and his mom. He didn’t really get into how he was able to survive, he did say he had a friend in the woods that was a bear that was with him for two years.

But just the look on his face when his little sister came into the room, it was tear-jerking.”

Perhaps Casey is getting days mixed up with years – time does pass a lot more slowly when you’re that young.

As reported by WSOCTV, mum Brittany Hathaway said Casey is doing well and has ‘already asked to watch Netflix’.

“We just wanna tell everybody that we’re very thankful that you took the time out to come search for Casey, and pray for him. And he’s good, he is good. He’s up and talking. He’s already asked to watch Netflix, so he’s good, he is good.”

Nearly 600 volunteers joined state investigators, the FBI and the US Marine Corps in the effort to find Casey with 220 acres covered by the search.

It is still currently unclear where Casey was in the woods during the two days he went missing, or how he survived. Investigators say that there was no sign of abduction.

We wish Casey and his family a speedy recovery and all the best for the future.

Image credits: WCTI/Channel 12

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