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Missing Italian toddler found by reporter sent to cover disappearance | Missing Italian toddler found by reporter sent to cover disappearance |
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The child was found several kilometres from the family home | The child was found several kilometres from the family home |
A child who went missing in Italy has been found by a reporter sent to cover his disappearance, several kilometres from the boy's home. | A child who went missing in Italy has been found by a reporter sent to cover his disappearance, several kilometres from the boy's home. |
The 21-month-old toddler was last seen in his bedroom on Monday night and was reported missing by his parents the next day. | The 21-month-old toddler was last seen in his bedroom on Monday night and was reported missing by his parents the next day. |
Journalist Giuseppe Di Tommaso heard noises from a gorge near the road while on his way to their home on Wednesday. | Journalist Giuseppe Di Tommaso heard noises from a gorge near the road while on his way to their home on Wednesday. |
The child has been taken to hospital and is said to be in good health. | The child has been taken to hospital and is said to be in good health. |
It is believed the toddler, identified as Nicola Tanturli, woke up in the middle of the night and walked out of the house. | It is believed the toddler, identified as Nicola Tanturli, woke up in the middle of the night and walked out of the house. |
A helicopter and about 1,000 people - including police, fire and alpine rescuers - had joined the search for the toddler after he was reported missing in Palazzuolo sul Senio, near Florence, according to the local mayor. | A helicopter and about 1,000 people - including police, fire and alpine rescuers - had joined the search for the toddler after he was reported missing in Palazzuolo sul Senio, near Florence, according to the local mayor. |
Giuseppe Di Tommaso, a journalist with Italian state broadcaster Rai, stopped a Carabinieri police car after hearing moans coming from the bottom of a wooded slope. | |
The commander of the local Carabinieri lowered himself about 25m (82ft) down to investigate. | |
"I heard clearer cries and expected an animal to come out," Danilo Ciccarelli told a news conference. "Instead, Nicola came out with his head in the high grass and said 'mamma'. It was a beautiful feeling." | |
Nicola was taken to hospital for medical checks, but appears to only have suffered minor injuries, according to local media. | Nicola was taken to hospital for medical checks, but appears to only have suffered minor injuries, according to local media. |
"The emotion was huge. I'm still shaken," the journalist was quoted as saying by Ansa news agency. | |
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