Update…Missing youth found safe, near Gackle

(CSi)  A young male who was reported missing at about  12:30AM Tuesday morning near Gackle has been found safe.

Stutsman County Sheriff, Chad Kaiser says, the 13 year-old was last seen 5 miles North and 1 mile East of Gackle Monday night. Kaiser says the boy was found alive and well, in a camper, about 10-a.m. Tuesday.

Kaiser said the boy’s name was not released due to being a minor.

He says the boy’s parents notified authorities, and a search began which included the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, and the Highway Patrol Fargo office which provided a bloodhound in the search.

Local residents from Cleveland assisted, providing a four wheeler.

Kaiser says a neighbor searched his property, and found the youth hiding in his camper.

He adds, the boy has been taken to the South Central Human Service Center in Jamestown for counseling.