PLANTERSVILLE, Texas – A 3-year-old boy in Grimes County is now safe and reunited with his family after authorities say he was missing since Wednesday.
KPRC, KSAT’s sister station in Houston, reports Christopher Ramirez was found at 11 a.m., around FM 1486, north of Highway 249, according to Texas Equusearch.
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Ramirez was found by someone who was “in the right place at the right time,” according to the Grimes County Sheriff’s Office.
“He is a humble and kind man that did not want to his name mentioned. I had several good visits with him and thanked him for being there. He replied that God told him at Bible study yesterday evening to go look for him and he would find him. This morning the man did just that and the rest is a happy ending to this story,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement on social media.
Ramirez was taken to the Texas Children’s Hospital in the Woodlands with his mother by his side as he is evaluated, according to officials.
The young boy disappeared after he was playing with his family’s dog near Plantersville, which is about 60 miles northwest of Houston.
Family members said Ramirez followed the dog into a wooded area, but never returned home, The Associated Press reports.
On Friday, Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell said search crews and first responders scoured three bodies of water and drained one pond in search of Ramirez, but they were unsuccessful.
It wasn’t until Saturday that Ramirez was found safe and sound.
Further details on his disappearance are limited at this time. We’ll bring more updates to this story as they become available.