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2nd grader who vanished while camping in Michigan found safe

More than 150 rescuers searched for the boy by land, air and water. He was discovered 2 miles from his family’s campsite.

A second grader who disappeared Saturday while camping with his family in a remote Michigan park had sheltered under a log and was found safe after a desperate search, authorities said Monday.

Nante Niemi, 8, had “braved the elements” and was in good health after a volunteer search team found him at 1:30 p.m. local time, Michigan State Police said in a statement.

Nante was 2 miles from his family’s campsite at Porcupine Mountain Wilderness State Park in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the department said.

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