Rescuers Reportedly Find Missing Japanese Boy Alive In The Woods

In an unbelievable development, rescuers have reportedly located the seven-year-old boy who went missing after being left by his parents in the Japanese woods.

According to ABC News, the boy was found alive, but no further details on his condition are available.

He was apparently holed up in an empty Japanese Air Force building, approximately 7km from where he first went missing. Once found, he was given food and drink before being taken to hospital.

On Saturday, young Yamato Tanooka was dropped by the side of the road in the mountainous area near Nanae-Cho, Hokkaido as punishment for throwing rocks at passing cars. His folks reportedly drove 500 metres down the road, to teach Yamato a lesson. When they returned minutes later, he had vanished.

More than 150 officers and firefighters had initially struggled to gather any clues relating to the child’s location, and hunters even joined the search effort when fresh bear droppings had been found nearby.

The military was eventually called in to assist.

It was believed Yamato had gone without food and water for close to a week, in a region that has been beset by bad rains.

More news as it develops.

Photo: ABC.