Ontario Mom
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Like all of you, I can't get little Noah off my mind. The more I think about it the more it strikes me that the only reason he wouldn't have cried out or answered when Grandma first started calling his name (which I'm sure she must have, right?) is that once he took off he fell at some point (or fell into one of those cursed sink holes), likely sustained head trauma and it left him incapacitated. Depending on how he fell, or if he fell INTO something, the impact of him falling would have disturbed leaves, branches etc. and once they settled they'd have settled on top of him, covering him up.
Folks are asking "how far can a 2 year old get in a minute??" Well, I don't know how long it actually was between the time Grandma last saw him and then noticed him missing, but even if it was just a minute, I think most might be surprised at just how fast a 2 year old can move. If it was 2 minutes, 5 minutes or longer, he could be quite a distance away from where she last saw him.
By tomorrow it will be 7 days. 7 days of no food (unless he ate some berries, which may or may not have been dreadful to him, depending on what kind of berries might still be on bushes in January and known to be growing in those woods?) and more importantly, no clean water. Sure he might have tried to drink some collected rainwater but I'm sure that's pretty filthy sitting in a puddle. Not to mention the overnight temps and the way he was NOT dressed for those temps.
I really don't want to sound like such a downer but the reality of it is, if he was knocked out right away & woke up in the arms angels it might have been the most merciful thing for him, instead of suffering in the cold, hungry and thirsty, all alone in those dark woods. I'll happily eat these words & youtube myself doing it, if they find this precious baby alive. I really don't think that's the case at this point, however.
Folks are asking "how far can a 2 year old get in a minute??" Well, I don't know how long it actually was between the time Grandma last saw him and then noticed him missing, but even if it was just a minute, I think most might be surprised at just how fast a 2 year old can move. If it was 2 minutes, 5 minutes or longer, he could be quite a distance away from where she last saw him.
By tomorrow it will be 7 days. 7 days of no food (unless he ate some berries, which may or may not have been dreadful to him, depending on what kind of berries might still be on bushes in January and known to be growing in those woods?) and more importantly, no clean water. Sure he might have tried to drink some collected rainwater but I'm sure that's pretty filthy sitting in a puddle. Not to mention the overnight temps and the way he was NOT dressed for those temps.
I really don't want to sound like such a downer but the reality of it is, if he was knocked out right away & woke up in the arms angels it might have been the most merciful thing for him, instead of suffering in the cold, hungry and thirsty, all alone in those dark woods. I'll happily eat these words & youtube myself doing it, if they find this precious baby alive. I really don't think that's the case at this point, however.