California boy, 4, who disappeared from campground found safe after 22 hours alone in wilderness
A 4-year-old California boy who wandered away from a campground in the Sierra National Forest was found safe after spending 22 hours alone in the wilderness, authorities said.
FRESNO, Calif — A 4-year-old California boy who wandered away from a campground in the Sierra National Forest was found safe after spending 22 hours alone in the wilderness, authorities said.
A search-and-rescue team of about 50 officers and volunteers set out around 11 a.m. Thursday after the child, named as Christian Ramirez, was reported missing from the camping site surrounded by dense forest north of Fresno.
The boy, from Torrance near Los Angeles, was last seen wearing shorts and a T-shirt, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said.
Around 8 a.m. Friday, the boy was discovered in good condition “nestled under a tree” near a lake about a quarter mile (.4 km) from the Rancheria Campground where his family was.
Four year old Christian Ramirez is rescued after going missing near the Rancheria Campground in Sierra National Forest on june 21, 2024.Fresno County Sheriff's Office“He was hungry and exhausted, but otherwise in good health. We got him a sandwich and then carried him out to be reunited with Mom and Dad,” the sheriff’s office said Saturday on Facebook.
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