10-year-old boy missing in Utah forest found alive

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10-Year-Old Boy Missing in Utah Forest Found Alive
10-Year-Old Boy Missing in Utah Forest Found Alive

UINTAH COUNTY, Utah (KTSU) -- Officials said the 10-year-old Utah boy who went missing in the high Uintas has been found alive.

Officials said 10-year-old Malachi Bradley went missing in the high Uintas in the vicinity of the Paradise Park Campground and was gone for more than 24 hours.

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K9 crews sniffed out the boy Monday afternoon just before 3 p.m.

He has been flown off the mountain and is back with family.

Photos of the family's emotional reunion:

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