"When he woke up all he wanted to do was eat. "He was sleeping the whole time, which is not surprising. Mr Pyke said the boy slept while ambulance officers checked him over. He said the boy, who had cuts to his legs and had possibly drunk contaminated water, was taken to Maitland Hospital as a precaution. Special operations team paramedic Gerry Pyke described AJ as a "little survivor". He said AJ gave his rescuer "a big smile" and "they embraced at that moment". They put a hand on his shoulder and comforted him," he said. "Our first member that reached him found him kneeling in the river bed. SES Hunter region chief inspector Simon Merrick said finding AJ was an emotional moment for rescuers.ĪJ's dad hugs some of his family's youngest members. Hundreds of people including PolAir, dog squad, divers, the mounted unit, State Emergency Service (SES), Rural Fire Service (RFS) and Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA) personnel were part of the search team. "There has not been one minute during these three days, into day four, where there hasn't been active searching occurring and most of these people are volunteers," she said. Superintendent Chapman thanked everyone involved in the search for working around the clock. On Sunday, police seized a white ute, which the family said was seen in the area at the time AJ went missing.
She said the police operation was not over, with officers to piece together what had happened over the past three days. "Experts we consulted if he had access to water, he was always going to be able to survive for a longer period of time with dehydration being the biggest issue." Police investigation continues Superintendent Chapman said AJ's access to water improved his survival chances. Rescue teams spent days searching for the boy in rugged bushland.
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