An 8-year-old Wisconsin kid who went missing for two days while camping in Michigan with his family was discovered on Monday afternoon under a log by search party volunteers about two miles from his campground, according to a news release from the state police.
Rescue teams from Michigan and Wisconsin explored Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, also known as the “Porkies,” looking for Nante Niemi, who had joined the annual family camping trip for the first time, according to his mother, Jessica Buerger.
The kid got lost while walking to gather firewood, leading to a 150-person search effort to rescue him.
Soon after the boy’s mother raised an alarm on social media on Saturday, thanking people for their support but implored everyone to “please stay away as it will make it harder to find him”.
The police said the terrain is “very remote and hilly with a lot of standing water due to the time of the year”. which made the roads impassable due to the amount of snow.
The police team focused on a roughly 40 sq mile (100 sq km) area in the park, eventually finding the boy.
On Monday, May 8 he was found underneath his log “in good health”, about two miles from his camp, Michigan State Police said in a statement.
“He had braved the elements by taking shelter under a log where he was ultimately found,” the Police said.
The boy told police he “ate clean snow for hydration”.