Dec. 20—SUNBURY — A 10-year-old Sunbury boy was found from a nearby home just hours after he went missing late Thursday night.
Police Chief Travis Bremigen said Ethan Valentine left a home on 11th Street without shoes, a green hat, black pants with white stripes and a dark gray sweatshirt. He was found around 3 a.m. Friday, police said.
Sunbury police were assisted by several Valley police departments, along with a K-9 unit, state police and a police drone in a search of the Hill section in Sunbury.
State police used a helicopter, along with assistance from the Middleburg and Overlook fire departments, which placed a drone over the Hill Section until about 3 a.m. when Bremigen received a call from Sunbury Officer Toby Blank that the boy was in a home was after knocking on a house. door near 11th Street.
The boy was treated by the Americus Hose Co. and Bremigen said the boy was doing well but was showing signs of mild frostbite.
Bremigen also praised the Sunbury Fire Department. Assistant Fire Chief Jay Long deployed about 10 firefighters to walk the streets and enter a wooded area behind the former Sunbury UPMC Community Hospital after drone footage showed someone possibly sitting in a grassy area.
Bremigen also thanked neighbors who responded with coffee and video footage from the area showing the child walking. Bremigen said the footage and manpower at that late hour allowed police to maintain a radius while they searched.
