Search again resumes for missing Idaho 2-year-old who wandered from campsite

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities are bringing in police dogs in their search to find a missing two-year-old boy who wandered off from his family's campsite Timber Creek Reservoir last Friday.

KTVB-TV reports that Lemhi County Sheriff's deputies are asking the public not to go out and search for Deorr Kunz because it may detract the dogs from finding the boy's scent.

The boy has blonde bushy hair and was wearing a camouflage jacket, blue pajama pants and cowboy boots.

Chief deputy Steve Penner says deputies are returning to square one and starting over after four days of unsuccessful searching. The search for Deorr Kunz was called off Sunday after search and rescue members were unable to locate the boy after surveying a two-mile radius of the campsite.

The sheriff's office has also brought in someone from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to help with the search.

From CNN/EastIdahoNews.com

The boy’s parents, Deorr Kunz, Sr. and Jessica Mitchell, told EastIdahoNews.com they believe their son was abducted, but they have faith he is still alive.

“We’re looking for you son and we will find you,” Kunz said. “We love you more than anything in the world. You have a lot of people that love you, and buddy, we’ll find you.”

At one point there were more than 150 people involved in the search after the boy’s family reported him missing Friday afternoon.

“As his father I believe, and a lot of people agree with me, that he is no longer up the mountain anymore,” Kunz told the site.

Kunz said he thought the boy’s grandparents were watching him, and the grandparents thought the boy’s parents had him.

“He doesn’t go anywhere without his blanket, his cup, or his monkey. All three of them were left at the campground.” Mitchell told EastIdahoNews.com. “We’ll continue to look until he’s found. We don’t care how long it takes.”