William Odom’s Dog Was With Him Entire Time He Was Missing
- “Every time we found his footprint, we found the dog footprint right beside him. So the dog traveled with him all day,”
- “When the little boy was found the dog was still circling the truck and scratching on the truck.”
- “It’s an amazing story. We’re very thankful that he is in good health. And we brought him home to his family,
Two-year-old William Odom was found after a search which lasted several hours on Tuesday.
The boy was found sound asleep in a truck by another child, just a quarter of a mile away from his home.
Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson said that Odom’s pet dog had reportedly stayed by his side the entire time he was missing.
Mother of missing child embraces her son after he was found in the woods. pic.twitter.com/U71gclEk03
— Hugh Keeton (@HughKeeton) October 3, 2017
“Every time we found his footprint, we found the dog footprint right beside him. So the dog traveled with him all day,” Peterson said. “When the little boy was found the dog was still circling the truck and scratching on the truck.”
Peterson said that at this time he doesn’t suspect any foul play.
“We believe he just did this on his own,” he said.
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Odom was found by another child who was just getting off from a school bus. That child heard the truck’s horn beeping and when he walked over, he saw the child and told his uncle.
“His uncle came over and forced the window down. And took the kid out and brought him to us,” said Peterson.
Peterson said that the white Nissan Frontier truck he was in was the perfect size for the little boy to climb in to.
“He was inside the truck apparently sleeping. His back, when we got him, he had a bunch of stripes on his back that matched up to the seams in the truck. So we’re thinking he was just in the truck sleeping,” Peterson explained.
The sheriff’s department has had contact with the owner of the truck. Peterson said that the truck was on the owner’s property and was told the truck isn’t working.
“It’s an amazing story. We’re very thankful that he is in good health. And we brought him home to his family,” Peterson said.
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Harrison County Sheriff’s deputies have spent hours searching for William after he was reported missing around 10 a.m. Tuesday from his home on Pete Hickman Rd.
William was found at around 3:30 p.m.
Peterson said that the child was last seen wearing only a diaper before he went missing.
William is now reportedly being tested for Autism and is mostly nonverbal. Peterson said that he was not responding to searchers calling his name.
A sheriff’s department helicopter, K9 units, as well as ATVs from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks joined in the search.
William’s mother in tears moments after learning her son was safe. The child is being checked out for injuries. pic.twitter.com/3hHkbaeG2q
— Hugh Keeton (@HughKeeton) October 3, 2017
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