New Jersey troopers rescue missing 4-year-old boy in the woods

BUENA VISTA TWP., New Jersey -- A mother's prayers were answered when New Jersey State Police troopers rescued her child who was lost in the woods.

Bodycam footage shows the troopers locating the 4-year-old boy, who wandered away from his home in Buena Vista, Atlantic County on Wednesday evening.
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His mother said she could hear his calls for help, but could not locate him.



The boy is physically OK.
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His dog, a black Labrador retriever, never left his side.

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