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Minn. boy found after night in woods

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BIWABIK, Minn., June 5 (UPI) -- A 6-year-old boy missing overnight in northeastern Minnesota was found safe Tuesday afternoon.

A volunteer who was among more than 100 people combing the area around Jacob Lagerquist's home near Biwabik, was calling out the boy's name while walking in a wooded area when he responded, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported.

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"Mom? Do you know my mom?" Jacob asked when the search team member spotted him, leaning against a tree.

The boy told rescuers he slept out in the woods on some grass. He had crossed a road onto a neighbor's property, where he was found.

Lt. Ed Kippley of the St. Louis County Sheriff's Department said Jacob was checked out by paramedics and appeared fine.

The 4-foot-3, 80-pound boy was noticed missing by his family about 6:15 p.m. Monday and authorities were notified about an hour later. Authorities conducted a ground and air search into the night but didn't find him until the next day.

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