CHRISTOPHER RAMIREZ

A Grimes County toddler who went missing from a wooded area near his home for three days, triggering a region-wide search reunited with officers and the Good Samaritan who found him one year ago.

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Three-year-old Christopher Ramirez was released from the hospital and returned to his Grimes County home Monday.

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It's unclear how the boy from Plantersville, Texas, survived but aside from being hungry and dehydrated, he was found "in good spirits."

PLANTERSVILLE (AP) — The search for a 3-yearold boy in Texas entered its third day Friday with no sign of the missing youngster, authorities said.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

"It looks like little boy was just lost in the woods," Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell told NBC News.

Three-year-old Christopher Ramirez was released from the hospital and returned to his Grimes County home Monday.

'I have to say it's at a standstill right now,' Grimes County Sheriff Donald Sowell...

The mother of 3-year-old Christopher Ramirez is pleading for help finding her son. The toddler has been missing for over 24 hours in Grimes County.

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