AUSTIN, Texas – A Texas filmmaker bought a VCR player at an Austin Goodwill more than a year ago and found something special inside -- a VHS tape from more than 25 years ago titled "Tyree learns to walk."
KXAN reported Jim McKay only recently watched what was on the tape, and saw it showed a baby’s first steps.
McKay said when he saw it, he knew he had to try to find the family.
"It was magical, it tore me up,” McKay said. “I'm a dad too, I get it. I saw that smile on dad's face and his reaction was very real."
McKay reached out on social media to reach the family. The video was shared thousands of times over, just days later, he found Tyree, who is now 26 years old.
McKay said Tyree told him his mother had seen the story on the news. On the TODAY Show, the family was finally reunited with the footage.