Via CBS:
Salyersville, Ky. — A 22-month-old boy has been found safe, almost three days after disappearing from his rural Kentucky home. Little Kenneth Howard was found on a 50-foot steep incline, less than 2,000 feet away from his home, reported CBS News affiliate WYMT. Police said crews found him after hearing him crying.
State police announced the good news in a tweet on Wednesday, saying Howard had been found just before 2 p.m. in Floyd County, near a strip mine. He was taken quickly by an emergency medical services helicopter to be examined, but while he was dehydrated and exhausted, he appeared otherwise healthy.
News outlets reported earlier that Magoffin County Emergency Management Director Robert Prater said the original search area was a half-mile radius from the home but widened to about 1 mile and included the old, overgrown mining operation.