State troopers and members of the Rutland County Sheriffs Department found an 11-year-old boy who had strayed from his home on Tuesday.
A press release says that at about 8:30 Wednesday morning, state police got a call that a boy and his dog were missing. State troopers, county sheriff's deputies and a tracking dog started looking for the boy, and called in police and their dogs who were training in the area. An Ira resident reportd seeing the boy who was found, unharmed. Police say he was carrying a backpack, a BB gun and knife. The boy told the troopers that he was prepared to stay in the woods overnight and had the weapons with him for protection.
A press release says that at about 8:30 Wednesday morning, state police got a call that a boy and his dog were missing. State troopers, county sheriff's deputies and a tracking dog started looking for the boy, and called in police and their dogs who were training in the area. An Ira resident reportd seeing the boy who was found, unharmed. Police say he was carrying a backpack, a BB gun and knife. The boy told the troopers that he was prepared to stay in the woods overnight and had the weapons with him for protection.
