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Klamath County found 3-year-old boy safe

Klamath County officials were searching for a 3-year-old who was found safe.
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GILCHRIST, Ore. — The Klamath County Sheriff's Office was found a previously missing 3-year-old boy safe.

On Friday, July 17, at around 8:30 p.m. officials began searching an area northeast of Gilchrist for a 3-year-old boy who was lost while camping with family in the area.

He was reported to be found safe by 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Search and Rescue teams from Deschutes County, Crook County, Jefferson County, Lake County, Jackson County, Siskiyou County as well as air and ground resources from Oregon Air National Guard, Oregon State Police, US Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management are also aided in the search.

Search teams had deployed K9 teams, drones, people on the ground and horseback riders to search for the missing boy.

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