Missing Kid in SNP

“A 10 year old boy has been missing in the Shenandoah National Park since yesterday. He was last seen in the Dark Hollow Falls area. Poor little guy must be scared.

http://www.nbc12.com/frontpage/MGBNDMOWYID.html”

“Poor kid. I hope he's okay.”

“i read that today. And just yesterday me and my kids talked about going hiking/ backpacking together... got to be careful, darn.

I really hope he is okay.”

“Per local newspaper they found him OK last night at about 8PM”

“Yes, they found him near Rose River last evening. He was banged up, but otherwise ok. Thank goodness.”

“Banged up?

Ouch!”

“From the NPS Morning Report:

"Shenandoah National Park (VA)
Successful Search for Missing Boy


Arvind Kumar, 10, became lost while hiking the Dark Hollow Falls Trail with his family on the morning of Monday, August 4th. Kumar had run ahead of them on the trail. Efforts to find the boy by family members and visitors proved fruitless, so rangers were notified. They began a hasty search later that morning, which escalated to a full search as the day went on. By late evening, dozens of state-certified searchers from numerous SAR organizations had joined the effort. They were subsequently joined by dog teams, Maryland and Virginia sheriff’s department officers, and NPS employees from numerous Northeast, National Capital and Southeast Region parks. All told, about 150 searchers and overhead were involved in the operation. The search continued through the night and into Tuesday. Around 7 p.m., a team comprised of NCR employees found the boy along Rose River less than a mile from the point where he’d last been seen. He had lost his glasses and shoes and was suffering from dehydration and minor injuries. Lora Peppers was the initial IC. Ranger Julena Campbell, who was one of the liaisons to Kumar’s family, subsequently sent the following note to those who participated in the search: "I wanted to take a moment to pass along all of the thanks and warmest regards that the Kumar family wishes to express to each and every person that helped support this effort in any way. As one of two family liaisons, I spent a significant amount of time with the family. Throughout the entire incident, they continually expressed two things to me: one obviously being that they couldn't wait to see their son again, and the other how much they appreciated everything that the NPS family and all of the other agencies and volunteers did to help out. They were overwhelmed by the outpouring of support. I promised them that I would do my best to make sure everyone involved received their message of thanks. Please pass this message on to others who helped out by springing into action and doing everything possible to make this family's hopes come true. On behalf of the Kumar family, ‘Thank you all, from the bottom of our heart.’
[Submitted by Clayton Jordan, Acting Chief Ranger] "”