GRIMES CO. TODDLER RELEASED MONDAY FROM HOSPITAL
Update @ 3:40 p.m. Monday: A toddler from Grimes County who was found alive in the woods after going missing on Wednesday has returned home.
3-year-old Christopher Ramirez was released today (Monday) from Texas Children’s Hospital in The Woodlands.
A police escort made up of first responders and search partners brought Ramirez back to his home in Plantersville. He disappeared from the home Wednesday afternoon and was discovered around noon on Saturday off FM 1486 by a citizen, who was described by Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell as a “Guardian Angel.”
The search effort involved numerous local, state and federal agencies.
Update @ 6:40 a.m. Monday: The toddler from Plantersville who was found alive this weekend after having been missing since Wednesday is expected to be released today (Monday) from the hospital.
Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell said 3-year-old Christopher Ramirez is currently at Texas Children’s Hospital in The Woodlands with his mother, and more than likely will return home today.
Ramirez was discovered around noon on Saturday off FM 1486, a few miles away from his family’s home.
Sowell said Ramirez told the sheriff’s office that he likes the police and fire departments, so it is planning to put together an escort for him upon his release.
The sheriff’s office will provide an update today on its Facebook page for people who helped search for him to give them an opportunity to attend. Anyone interested can email Lieutenant James Ellis at james.ellis@grimescountytexas.gov.
Original Story @ 12:30 p.m. Saturday: A toddler in Grimes County who had been missing since Wednesday has been found alive.
3-year-old Christopher Ramirez was discovered around noon today (Saturday) in the woods off FM 1486, a few miles away from his family’s home on Deer Park Lane in Plantersville. He was reunited with his mother and taken to Texas Children’s Hospital, as he was dehydrated.
Since his disappearance Wednesday afternoon, hundreds of officials from local, state and federal agencies, in addition to numerous volunteers, searched for the boy.