Missing 3 year old autistic child found safe and sound near his home
@Deepizzaguy (102060)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
June 5, 2020 7:28pm CST
I can imagine how the relatives of three year old Ponce De Leon Florida resident Marshal Butler who is autistic wandered away from his parents home on Wednesday morning.
Kayla Stewart who is the aunt of Marshal feared the worst case scenario that her nephew could be lost forever when she contacted the authorities to search for her missing nephew.
For several hours law enforcement deputies of the Walton and Holmes County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation searched the area to find him when a neighbor found Marshal in the company of the family dogs Buckwheat and Nala near a river one mile away from his home.
Marshal's mom believes that her dogs were guiding Marshal when he wandered away from home as his guardians.
Thank goodness for this story having a happy ending.
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@Deepizzaguy (102060)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6 Jun 20
My late told me that one dog who is no longer with us named Prince was a very good watchdog when I was very young.
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@JudyEv (338640)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Jun 20
@Deepizzaguy Dogs have saved the lives of many children over the years.
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@Deepizzaguy (102060)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6 Jun 20
That is true since dogs love to be with children.
@Deepizzaguy (102060)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6 Jun 20
That is true since there are so many stories of heartbreak from families who lose their children at young ages.
@chrisandmark (606)
• United Kingdom
6 Jun 20
Ahh, bless him. So glad he was found safe, and I definitely believe Marshal's mum that their dogs were taking care of him!
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@Deepizzaguy (102060)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6 Jun 20
The dogs were taking care of Marshal just like my late Prince took care of me when I was a young child.
@Deepizzaguy (102060)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6 Jun 20
My pleasure to share a story with a happy ending.
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@amitkokiladitya (171928)
• Agra, India
6 Jun 20
Yes...a happy ending is all that matters
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@Shavkat (139367)
• Philippines
7 Jun 20
@Deepizzaguy I had seen how the authority handles well this kind of situation there.
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@Deepizzaguy (102060)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6 Jun 20
I agree with you since the majority of the time when a child goes missing, they usually wind up getting killed by a criminal.
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@Deepizzaguy (102060)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15 Jul 20
They are the best friend a child or adult can have.
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
6 Jun 20
glad he was found safe and sound
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
21 Jun 20
@Deepizzaguy
That is cool that something by love of animals found him. I am so so glad he was found.
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@Deepizzaguy (102060)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Jun 20
@Deepizzaguy The child is about one year of age.
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@Deepizzaguy (102060)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Jun 20
It is better for the child to have been found alive than reading the bad news he went home to his Maker.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
22 Jun 20
@Deepizzaguy
How old is he? He looks adorable in the picture. I asked how old he is because maybe he does not read the newspaper or are you referring to his parents and not him?
@LindaOHio (176652)
• United States
6 Jun 20
This could have been such a tragic story! I'm so glad he was found. A mile away from home is a long way for a 3-year-old to wander.
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@Deepizzaguy (102060)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Jun 20
It is true that a mile away from home is far away. Lucky for Marshal he had an escort with him.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
24 Jun 20
And how! With this pandemic going on a found child is big relief!
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@Deepizzaguy (102060)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Jun 20
I agree with you since people around the world are on a nervous watch over weather events as well.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
26 Jun 20
@Deepizzaguy
That too! Saint Medard/ Medardus helps protect us from bad weather too. I'll find a site about it.
@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
26 Jun 20
@oahuwriter
Found a good site about Saint Medardus/ Medard:
http://faith.nd.edu/s/1210/faith/interior.aspx?sid=1210&gid=609&pgid=46141&cid=88485&ecid=88485&crid=0
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
7 Jun 20
A story with a happy ending is always good to read. The dogs indeed proved to be saviours for the 3 year old child .
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@Deepizzaguy (102060)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Jun 20
Dogs who are raised right are your best friends for life.
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@Deepizzaguy (102060)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Jun 20
@jayanth_77 I have seen dogs that are kind and gentle whom my family adopted and some mean dogs at the adoption center that I would avoid like the plague sine they are mean.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
7 Jun 20
@Deepizzaguy yes indeed a well raised dog is a best friend for life
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@Deepizzaguy (102060)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
1 Jul 20
I agree with you. Happy endings are better than tragic stories.
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@Deepizzaguy (102060)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Jun 20
My pleasure to share this news story here.
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