A non-verbal teen who was lost in a heavily wooded area near Los Angeles was after rescuers followed the sound made by his favorite objects — rocks.
Highlights
- The 16-year-old was found in a canyon near Los Angeles after he ran off into trees.
- Rescuers heard him clinking rocks as he threw them together.
- He was treated by paramedics and released to his family, authorities said.
- The sheriff’s department said it was “thrilled this incident had a happy ending,” adding: “Our Department was thrilled this incident has a good ending” The boy, 16, was found “sitting under an oak tree,” a sheriff’s deputy said at a news conference in Los Angeles County, California, said he was “lucky” to find him after six hours of searching for him.