The Evart Fire Department, alongside the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, recently responded to assist in the search for a missing 3-year-old boy. 

The child, who has nonverbal autism, had walked away from his residence in Sears. 

During the search, Evart Fire deployed ATVs, a brush truck, an incident command unit, and additional resources, including K-9 and drone units. After a coordinated response, the child was safely located at 5:49 p.m., just 46 minutes after units were dispatched. He was evaluated on-site by Osceola County EMS and found to be unharmed.

Assisting agencies included the Big Rapids City Fire Drone Team, Lake County Drone Team, Mecosta-Osceola Victim Services, and Meceola Central Dispatch.