A 9-year-old reported missing in Nichols was found in good health early Oct. 7 after a search involving forest rangers, police, firefighters, drones and dogs.
Tioga County notified a forest ranger at 12:20 a.m. Oct. 6 that the child had not been seen since 5 p.m., according to the Department of Environmental Conservation’s report, released Thursday.
Seven rangers, local law enforcement officers and Nichols Fire Department members conducted linear searches overnight. Drone and canine teams continued searching that morning.
By 7:10 p.m., crews had searched a half-mile radius around the child’s home without finding the child. Additional resources were requested through the state Homeland Security and Emergency Services Watch Center and the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, with aerial searches planned for the following morning.
Tioga County sheriff’s deputies and New York State Police found the child at 3 a.m. Oct. 7 and transferred the child to Tioga Center Ambulance personnel.
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