A boy who was lost in the woods says a bear kept him company.

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Bear or no bear, this is an endearing and heart-warming story. A happy ending and reunification, and details of all the crews and volunteers coming together in this weather to search for the child for three days.

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(CNN)We may never know what Casey Hathaway was doing during the three days he was missing.

He was found on Thursday, cold but alive, in a mess of vines and thorns.
But the 3-year-old has volunteered one noteworthy detail about those days in the woods: a bear kept him company.

"He made a comment about having a friend while he was in the woods -- his friend was a bear," Maj. David McFadyen with the Craven County Sheriff's Office told CNN Monday. "In the emergency room he started talking about what happened in the woods and he said he had a friend that was a bear with him while he was in the woods."

McFadyen said there are bears in the woods of Craven County, but there's no evidence to prove one was with Casey. All that matters, McFadyen said, is that something was there to comfort him during the three days.
 

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:heart: Awwwwww precious story and testimony of this li'l 3 year old. SOMETHING kept him warm, comforted him, and shielded him and be-friended him during that time. His being alive is testimony enough. Angels unawares can be in the form of many unexpected and unusual ways. Daniel in the lion's den comes to mind. God sent SOMETHING to keep the mouths of all those hungry lions shut.

Praise God that this li'l one is still alive, and praise God that God intervened in whatever way He chose.

Thank you for sharing this precious story of an extremely un-likely survival of this li'l one. (((hug)))
 
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:heart: Awwwwww precious story and testimony of this li'l 3 year old. SOMETHING kept him warm, comforted him, and shielded him and be-friended him during that time. His being alive is testimony enough. Angels unawares can be in the form of many unexpected and unusual ways. Daniel in the lion's den comes to mind. God sent SOMETHING to keep the mouths of all those hungry lions shut.

This crossed my mind as well. Below 20 and a night of freezing rain, spread out over 3 days. Praise God he's alive.
 
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This crossed my mind as well. Below 20 and a night of freezing rain, spread out over 3 days. Praise God he's alive.

:heart: Amen. It's a miracle, bottom line. (((hug)))
 
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Daniel in the lion's den comes to mind.

This brings to mind an interesting historical sidebar. When the Roman Coliseum was completed the first event was a "circus" in which a main event was to be the lions vs the Christians. The Christians were led out first but when the lions were released the roar of the crowd terrified them so badly that they all huddled together against a wall. The event had to be cancelled.
 
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This brings to mind an interesting historical sidebar. When the Roman Coliseum was completed the first event was a "circus" in which a main event was to be the lions vs the Christians. The Christians were led out first but when the lions were released the roar of the crowd terrified them so badly that they all huddled together against a wall. The event had to be cancelled.

LOL! Seriously?
 
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