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Missing boy found under bed

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SALTASH , England, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- A search for a missing 5-year-old boy in Britain ended when it was discovered that the child had fallen asleep under his bed.

The search, which included a police helicopter, search dogs and dozens of concerned neighbors, began after a 11 different people searched Alex Olver's room and failed to spot him wrapped in a blanket under his bed, The Daily Mail reported Wednesday.

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"The dog handler came in and went upstairs. I then heard him shout 'Look what I found' and he came downstairs with Alex asleep across his chest," said Alex's mother, Claire Olver.

"We woke him up and he was very dazed and when we told him what had happened he said he wanted to see the police helicopter.

"He's a cheeky little monkey. He's very small and when he curls up in a ball with a blanket over him he's almost impossible to see."

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