A missing 3-year-old boy who was found alive after enduring two days of heavy rain and freezing temperatures says it was a bear who kept him safe and warm.
Authorities from the FBI and U.S. Marines professional search teams joined up with volunteers to search for Casey Hathaway when he vanished from outside his grandmother’s house in North Carolina on Tuesday afternoon.
As his distressed family waited for updates, one of their neighbors out walking her dog heard a loud cry come from the bushes. About 40 yards from the road, Casey was found crying and tangled in thorn bushes.
He was rushed to the hospital in surprisingly good condition, where he later told his family that it was a bear who had kept him safe for the past two days, according to a GoFundMe page set up by the toddler’s grandmother at “the public’s request.”
“He told us that his best friend the bear was with him to help keep him safe,” the page says. “Thanks to God’s mercy he came home to us alive and well.”
Apart from a few scrapes and bruises, the brave youngster is in good condition, doctors say. He devoured some Cheetos and chicken nuggets while watching his favorite show, Paw Patrol. While the family admits they’re not sure how accurate Casey’s version of events are, it is not the first time such a tale has made headlines
In 1888, the New York Times reported the disappearance of a 2-year-old girl who was found in a deep valley, where she claimed she had slept by a bear that kept her warm that night.
In 1955, 2-year-old Ida Mae Curtis went missing in Kootenai National Forest in Montana. She was located after enduring two days of pouring rain, and explained that she had been cuddled and comforted by a bear during her time away.
Wow! Amazing.
GRIZZLY ADAMS THE 2ND !!
thank god he found that bear,, instead of one of our heads of state
no telling what kind of gore would have been found if one of our sick politicians were to get a hold of this boy
That’s the thing with bears…if you don’t freak out over seeing one (and why would a 3 year old freak out over seeing something that probably looked like a stuffed animal of his?) they’ll just go about their business. Maybe this 3 year old was nice to the bear, so the bear was nice to him.
There were some cub rescues that were domesticated. This family in Russian raised one:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1845366/Video-Domesticated-bear-gives-owner-lovely-hug-home-Russia.html
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Another version of “Jungle Book” / “Mowgli”. And strangely enough with the kid’s last name of “Hathaway”, like NOAH HATHAWAY from “Never Ending Story”, I say this is one Interesting story of Atreyu meets Big Blue! /:->
Just maby a gardian angle sent from above to keep the precious little guy safe. Not many critters going to take on a bear that was sent to be a watchman. Just a thought.
Could be, Grey Wulf. My life experience has taught me that there are a lot of miracles lurking out there.
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