N.S. - Autistic Boy Missing - FOUND SAD UPDATE #2

[Catty1]

THANK GOD! This lad followed the family dog...the dog returned without him, and the searchers retraced the dog's paw prints. I can't believe this child is alive with the brutal winter weather...and hope he will recover!
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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...ssing-boy.html
Search for N.S. boy scaled back
Police vow to keep searching
Last Updated: Sunday, December 6, 2009 | 10:33 PM AT
CBC News

The search for missing seven-year-old autistic boy from Cape Breton was scaled back Sunday at nightfall, but police have vowed they will continue to search until the boy is found.

James Delorey has been missing since Saturday about 2 p.m., when he wandered into the woods near South Bar, apparently following the family's dog.

The boy, who doesn't speak, was not dressed for the cold temperatures and heavy snow that hit the area Saturday and continued into Sunday. James, who has brown hair and weighs about 60 pounds, was wearing dark jeans, a blue plaid shirt and a grey vest — no winter coat, no hat, no mittens.

Hundreds of people were out on foot and ATVs again on Sunday, starting at first light. The response of volunteers was so overwhelming, police started asking people to call ahead first because they were running out of places to ask them to look.

Previous air, water and ground searches of the woods and shoreline found no signs of the boy.

Volunteer firefighter Ray Martell said the blustery, winter storm made the search difficult. "There's a lot of snow in the woods, on the trails. Trees and branches are hanging down in front of you, it's not very good for ATVs at all. And if the little fella is under a branch or something somewhere, you'd literally have to walk on him. It's really bad in the woods."

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...ey-monday.html



Boy, 7, found after 2-day search
Last Updated: Monday, December 7, 2009 | 1:20 PM AT
CBC News
James Delorey, 7, disappeared on Saturday afternoon.James Delorey, 7, disappeared on Saturday afternoon. (Cape Breton Regional Police)

A seven-year-old autistic boy who disappeared from his Cape Breton home two days ago has been found and is on his way to the hospital.

Searchers found James Delorey in the woods after the family dog returned home on Monday. There is no word on his condition.

Delorey wandered out of his backyard in South Bar, near Sydney, on Saturday afternoon, apparently following Chance, the family dog.

[Catty1]

More here:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...orey-dies.html


Statement from Delorey family via IWK Health Centre:

"The family would like to thank everyone involved in James's care. It was amazing to see how everyone would come together. It really kept my hopes alive. We will have more to say later after we've had some time."

The Nova Scotia boy rescued after spending two frigid nights in the woods has died.

James Delorey, 7, died early Tuesday at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, the children's hospital confirmed.

"We want to express our deepest sympathies to the family," Jocelyn Vine, vice-president of patient care, said at a news conference Tuesday, her voice cracking with emotion.

Hospital officials said the little boy's family was at his bedside. In a statement read by Vine, James's mother, Veronica, thanked everyone involved in her son's care.

James was found Monday afternoon huddled in an area of thick brush and snow about a kilometre from his home in South Bar, near Sydney. He was unconscious and suffering from hypothermia and was rushed to hospital in critical condition.

Vine said the hospital has specialized equipment and techniques to treat children with severe hypothermia. But she wouldn't comment on James's treatment, saying she was honouring the family's wishes for privacy.

"As you can imagine, our teams are also very sad," said Vine.

[phesina]

Oh, how very sad. That is just heartbreaking.

Prayers for his family and all who love him and grieve him.

[3Catcondo]

Sending prayers and healing thoughts his family's way. What a terrible thing to happen

[Medusa]

Oh my, how sad. What a terrible tragedy.

[caseysmom]

Poor little boy must have been freezing, how sad.