HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. – 2-year-old Joshua “JJ” Rowland has been located and is safe according to Hernando County Sheriff’s Office.
Hernando County deputies continued the search for the missing 2-year-old when he went missing near Cheever and Yontz Road in northern Brooksville on Thursday morning.
Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis said JJ was found Friday morning and “seems to be doing fine.”
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“I was hoping and praying for a miracle,” Sheriff Nienhuis said. “I was hoping and praying for a miracle. I certainly wasn’t expecting one. I think a lot of people were praying and prayer works. That’s all I got to say.”
Nienhuis said JJ was found “well north” of his home near a middle school in the woods.
JJ is being transported to a local hospital to be checked over, according to HCSO as the child was in the elements over night.
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