10-year-old boy survives alone in wilderness for over 24 hours

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Ten-year-old Malachi Bradley, who disappeared while hiking with his family in eastern Utah, was found after more than 24 hours alone in the wild. Authorities said Malachi got lost while looking for mushrooms near a remote mountain lake. After about 30 minutes, his father hiked back to Paradise Park Campground in Ashley National Forest and drove to an area with cellphone reception to call 911. More than 100 search and rescue workers both on land and in air worked to find the boy.

According to Uintah County Sheriff Vance Norton, a police helicopter picked up Malachi after a rescue plane spotted him more than a day later. He was cold and hungry but otherwise healthy.

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