Missing Boy Scout Michael Auberry found, according to reports from the scene.

[RamboLiberal]

Source: CNN

Missing Boy Scout Michael Auberry found, according to reports from the scene.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/

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On edit from Charlotte paper.

Michael was found shortly after 11 a.m. today in a heavily wooded area northeast of the primitive campsite where his Boy Scout troop was camping over the weekend, parks spokeswoman Tina White said. Rescuers are walking him out of the woods now. Michael's parents have headed into the woods to meet them, she said.

White doesn't have any other information about his condition yet.

http://www.charlotte.com/209/story/57238.html

[NightWatcher]

1. Incident Commander: he was able to walk out on his own

the headline of "missing hiker found" did not say if alive or a body had been found.

YAY

[soothsayer]

2. if true, hooray!

[Old Vet]

3. Good news always welcome

Yeah!

[jobycom]

4. Happy news! Not the biggest story, but no less touching for it. nt

[Demit]

5. I imagine it's the biggest story in the world to his parents.

[jobycom]

6. No doubt. nt

[Arugula Latte]

7. The days he was missing were like years to his parents.

I can't imagine the stress of having a child go missing. It fills me with terror.

[noonwitch]

8. I'm glad they found the kid

It seems Boy Scouts is still doing a good job teaching them to survive in the wilderness.

[Auntie Bush]

10. Not only found him but he was ALIVE! eom

[demo dutch]

15. Same for the 11-yr Scout that was lost for 4 days in UT while camping w/troop in '05

I'm sure he's earned his Wilderness Survival Merit Badge

[wicket]

9. Great news!!!

:woohoo:

[JNelson6563]

11. Great news!

I caught a bit of the father on TV this morn, my heart went out to that family, naturally. So glad to hear this good news. Imagining their horror was quite bad, imagining their joy now is quite another story!

Julie

[ronnykmarshall]

12. Woo HOO!!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070320/ap_on_re_us/missing_boy_scout

:woohoo:

[rasputin1952]

13. Great News....just heard it when I came back in from classes

Always glad to hear a happy ending...:woohoo:

[LiberalFighter]

14. I've been listening to CNN today and find their reporting/interviewing

bordering on ignorance.

Many of the questions they ask are idiotic.

[Javaman]

16. Think his scout training came in handy? ;) lol nt

[demo dutch]

17. I'm sure he's earned his Wilderness Survival Merit Badge

[carly denise pt deux]

18. thank goodness- great news!!!!

Carly

[Midlodemocrat]

19. What fantastic news! I bet his parents are beside themselves with joy.

[RamboLiberal]

20. Let's hear it for the dog - Search dog Gandalf found him

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/20/missing.scout/index.html

Searchers with the help of a sharp-nosed dog named Gandalf found a 12-year-old Boy Scout on Tuesday who had disappeared into the North Carolina wilderness over the weekend, authorities said.

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Searcher Misha Marshall said Gandalf detected Michael's scent and alerted rescuers. When they approached Michael "he was a little disoriented, but he¹s great," Marshall said.

"It took him a minute to realize we were there for him," she said. Asked how Michael reacted when he saw the rescuers, Marshall recalled Michael saying, " 'I¹m hungry, give me some water,' stuff like that."

You can see Gandalf at end of this video. Great big black beautiful dog - give him a steak! http://www.wsoctv.com/video/11308143/index.html