It’s like the kids actually had fun out there with the way they’re talking.
But these three kids got lost in Sam Houston National Forest in Montgomery on a Thursday evening. A multi-agency search effort with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was quickly organized.
On Friday morning, a deputy located the children with the help of a volunteer.
The children were uninjured. The adventurous trio had gotten lost after they diverted from a commonly used trail to play in a dry creek. The discovery was caught on body cam.
The volunteer, a local man, heard the missing report on the kids and since he knew the area well, he set off to find them. Around 9:30 in the morning, he found all three kids in an area of the forest at least a mile from where they were thought to have entered.
He tried calling the authorities but poor reception in the woods made it difficult to establish a connection.
When the man finally got 911 on the line, dispatchers triangulated his position and soon found a nearby deputy, Sgt. Jason Smith with the Montgomery County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office.
Smith made his way into the thick woods and soon enough found the children and the selfless volunteer who located them.
“I got ‘em, I got ‘em, I have the kids,” Smith called into his radio.
“I have all three children,” he continues.
The volunteer called out as well then asks Smith “Ain’t Jesus good?” to which Smith replies with a positive, “He’s good.”
Smith turns his attention to all three kids, saying “I’m the police. Are y’all ready to get out of the woods?”
One of the kids responds to him saying “I’m really hungry right now.”
The volunteer then jokingly asks Smith if he has any cheeseburgers, “We’re going to get something to eat,” Smith says.
The children proceeded to narrate to Smith how they took shelter under a fallen tree overnight. Then they added that their parents always advised them to stay in one spot while waiting for help in the event that they got lost.
It almost sounds like they had a good time out there.
While the kids were babbling on about their experience, Smith and the volunteer begin walking with the kids in tow. When the compass on his phone stopped working, he asked his colleagues to fire up the sirens so he knew which direction to go to.
About twenty minutes later, the group finally make their way out to join the other responders.
Smith shakes hands and fist bumps with the other responders, relieved that the kids were safe and healthy. The usual questions were asked, and jackets were given to the freezing children, who are still talking about their epic adventure.
As the children walk past Smith, he gives each of them a positive high five and yells out, “Hey, remind them about those cheeseburgers okay.”
Smith must have enjoyed his cheeseburger too. And let’s hope he bought the volunteer one as well.
Check out the rescue footage below!
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