CNN —A 4-year-old boy who went missing at a lake in Fresno County, California, on Thursday has been found safe after surviving nearly 24 hours alone in the woods, the sheriff’s office said. “We’re fortunate this morning that as these searchers were calling out for the boy, he called back,” Fresno County Sheriff’s Lt. Brandon Pursell told KFSN. The boy is very, very fortunate to be with his family,” Pursell told CNN affiliate KABC. Fresno County Sheriff’s OfficeThe family reported their son was missing from their campsite at the Rancheria Campground in Huntington Lake around 11 a.m. Thursday. There were more than 50 deputies and volunteers who combined to participate in this search,” the sheriff’s office said.

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