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Six year old boy found safe in Kentucky after multi day search

Rescuers and search teams located six-year-old Roman Heilman safe in Lawrence County, Kentucky, after he went missing with his dog.

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A six-year-old boy named Roman Heilman was found safe in Lawrence County, Kentucky, after going missing for several days. Celeb Baby Laundry, citing the Daily Independent, reported that he was last seen around 4:00 p.m. on Sunday on Tadpole Road in Ulysses, near Louisa, and was located around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Kentucky State Police confirmed the child was found safe, according to WBKO. [1][5][6]

The child spent his time lost in the mountains alongside his dog. Celeb Baby Laundry reported that the dog remained with him while search efforts were underway. According to People.com, searchers were able to entice the young boy out of the brush using horses during the operation. [1][3][4][7]

The search concluded successfully when the boy emerged from the bushes accompanied by his dog. Lexington Herald Leader, People.com, and CBS News all reported that the child was safe following the multi-day search across the rural terrain. [3][4][5][7]

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In short

  • Six-year-old Roman Heilman was last seen on Sunday around 4:00 p.m. in Ulysses, Kentucky.
  • Searchers located Heilman safe around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
  • His loyal dog stayed with him while he was lost in the brush.
  • Rescuers used horses to entice the boy out of the brush.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Missing Kentucky Boy, Roman Heilman, 6, Found Alive After Loyal Dog Leads Rescuers to HimCeleb Baby Laundry, 4h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Missing 11-Year-Old Girl Found Wandering Around School In Edo, Unable To Identify Parents Or Recall Where She LivesSahara Reporters, 2h ago
  3. [3]‘He came out of the bushes with a dog.’ KY Boy, 6, safe after 3-day search in mountainsLexington Herald Leader, 2d ago
  4. [4]6-Year-Old Boy Vanished for Days, Then Searchers Were Able to Entice Him Out of the Brush with Their ‘Horseys’People.com, 22h ago
  5. [5]6-year-old boy found safe 2 days after going missing in rural KentuckyCBS News, 16h ago
  6. [6]Missing 6-year-old Roman Heilman found safe, Kentucky State Police sayWBKO, 2d ago
  7. [7]Miracle as Boy, 6, Found After Three Days Lost in MountainsThe Daily Beast, 1d ago

Background

  1. [8]List of individual dogs on Wikipedia
  2. [9]Oneida Baptist Institute on Wikipedia
  3. [10]Theodore G. Lewis on Wikipedia
  4. [11]Researchers find potential link between placental inflammation and male autism traits HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 2d ago
  5. [12]Rescue Operations Save Crew Members After Black Sea Drone Attacks HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 30d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 12 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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