PORTAGE, Mich. — A 4-year-old from Parchment went missing Tuesday morning. With the help of the community he has been found safe.
The 911 call came in around 4:45 a.m., but his family told police they last checked on him around 1 a.m.
Around 10:30 a.m., he was found at a relative's house and is believed to have been there the entire time.
"We're just happy that he's okay," said Undersheriff James Vandyken. "As you can see, the effort of the community, the fire department, the police agencies, Michigan State Police, it helped us out greatly, and we're very thankful for this outcome."
So many community members have showed up to help that police are asking people to stay home as having too many people to coordinate is hampering the search.
"People came from all over the place to help," VanDyken said. "Great Lake drone— We partnered with them. They came out and volunteered to coordinate the volunteers who have drones up. We had helicopter requests. We had dogs. We had everybody searched Fire Department. Thank you to everybody. It's a it's a big help."
Search crews were called in from Michigan State Police and the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, who've brought in air units as well as K-9s to help.
Thank you for all who reached out so quickly. A previous version of this article mistakenly had the location of this search as Portage— He went missing from Parchment.
We updated our article within a few minutes of posting and apologize for any confusion this caused. If you are still seeing details stating Portage, please refresh the article in your browser.
—FOX 17 Staff
Kalamazoo
Parchment father grateful 4-year-old found safe
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