Searchers are reporting they've found 12-year old Michael Auberry. In the past hour, rangers at the search command post have confirmed finding Michael alive, but it is not clear what his condition is. We have uncomfirmed reports that he was found by searchers with the Traphill fire department a little over an hour ago. Before reports surfaced that Michael had been found, the boy' father, Kent Auberry, said he was concerned, but not overly worried that his son, who's been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder, does not have his medication with him.



Auberry, a Greensboro, North Carolina, attorney, said if he had it to do all over again, he would allow Michael to take part in the camp out.



"I trusted the Boy Scouts to take him on this trip," Auberry said. "When we find him, I will trust the same group to take him on a trip again."



He said he knows the members of the Scout troop well. "Someone asked me yesterday if there's anyone to blame, and there's no one to blame," Auberry said. "This happened in the blink of an eye, and I hope that soon we'll know the story."



Michael is a veteran of eight overnight camping trips, which his father said would help him survive a wilderness ordeal. "They do a great job in the Scouts of educating the kids about what to be aware of, and tips. I'm hopeful that Michael has taken those to heart."

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