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2-Year-Old Found Safe After Two-Mile Search in Turkey

4/30/2026

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A 2-year-old boy who vanished near Sariagaççayi, Turkey, on March 26 2026 was later found asleep unharmed on a hillside after wandering nearly two miles.
Villagers searched the surrounding terrain for hours while a TikTok video of the sleeping child spread worldwide.
The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children estimates about 8 million children disappear each year.
U.S. data show 99 % of missing children are eventually found alive.

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Story summary

A 2-year-old boy who vanished near Sariagaççayi, Turkey, on March 26 2026 was later found asleep unharmed on a hillside after wandering nearly two miles.
Villagers searched the surrounding terrain for hours while a TikTok video of the sleeping child spread worldwide.
The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children estimates about 8 million children disappear each year.
U.S. data show 99 % of missing children are eventually found alive.