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Missing 3-year-old pops out of field, to searchers’ relief

Webster County Iowa SheriffDUNCOMBE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a missing 3-year-old has been found alongside a farm field near his Webster County home.

Volunteers joined county emergency response teams for a search after the boy was reported missing around 3 p.m. Sunday.

The Messenger reports that two drones and people on horses combed the property near Duncombe, along with searchers on foot.

To the relief of searchers, around 6 p.m. the boy popped out of a soybean field that hadn’t yet been covered. It’s unclear whether he suffered any injury.

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