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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.