Police desperately search for missing Tennessee toddler

Search crews continue to canvas areas of Pinson, Tennessee in search of a 2-year-old boy who went missing Thursday.

Noah Chamberlin was last seen while hiking in the woods with his grandmother and older sister. His grandmother said she was distracted for a minute and turned around to discovery he was gone.

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Authorities previously welcomed the help of hundreds of volunteers to search for the boy. For a brief time, officials reported six of those volunteers had also gone missing, though WMC-TV reports they were waiting for help after one of them was injured.

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As of Sunday morning, the Chester County Sheriff's Department said only certified law enforcement officers were allowed to continue the search.

Chester County Sheriff Blair Weaver told WBBJ, "We're 100 percent it's a search and rescue mission. We have total faith we're going to find Noah and bring him home safe."