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| 'We went too far': Japanese boy abandoned in woods by parents found after 6 days | |
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| A seven-year-old boy abandoned by his parents in a bear-inhabited forest in Northern Japan as a punishment for misbehavior has been found alive and well after six days. | A seven-year-old boy abandoned by his parents in a bear-inhabited forest in Northern Japan as a punishment for misbehavior has been found alive and well after six days. |
| Yamato Tanooka was found Friday by a self defense forces official at a former Japanese air force base in the town of Shikabe on the northern island of Hokkaido, according to local reports. | Yamato Tanooka was found Friday by a self defense forces official at a former Japanese air force base in the town of Shikabe on the northern island of Hokkaido, according to local reports. |
| The soldier discovered the boy on a pile of mattresses at around 7:50 a.m. when he unlocked a hut at the base some 5km (3 miles) from where the child disappeared. TV Asahi reports that the hut sometimes sits unused for months at a time between training drills. | The soldier discovered the boy on a pile of mattresses at around 7:50 a.m. when he unlocked a hut at the base some 5km (3 miles) from where the child disappeared. TV Asahi reports that the hut sometimes sits unused for months at a time between training drills. |
| The boy, dehydrated and hungry, was taken to a hospital in Hakodate in an apparent state of exhaustion, according to The Japan Times, but otherwise unhurt. | The boy, dehydrated and hungry, was taken to a hospital in Hakodate in an apparent state of exhaustion, according to The Japan Times, but otherwise unhurt. |
| Tanooka went missing on Saturday after his parents left him in the grizzly bear-infested mountains of Hokkaido as a punishment, but when they returned to collect him, there was no sign of the child. | Tanooka went missing on Saturday after his parents left him in the grizzly bear-infested mountains of Hokkaido as a punishment, but when they returned to collect him, there was no sign of the child. |
| He later told police he reached the camp that same day, although he was not discovered at the site during a search there Monday morning. | He later told police he reached the camp that same day, although he was not discovered at the site during a search there Monday morning. |
| “I didn’t have food so I just drank water,” police quoted him saying. | “I didn’t have food so I just drank water,” police quoted him saying. |
| READ MORE: ‘No business being parents’: Japanese couple lambasted on Twitter for leaving son in woods | READ MORE: ‘No business being parents’: Japanese couple lambasted on Twitter for leaving son in woods |
| A massive search was launched to locate the boy when he was reported missing, while the boy’s parents were widely lambasted for their actions. | A massive search was launched to locate the boy when he was reported missing, while the boy’s parents were widely lambasted for their actions. |
| The child’s father apologized to both the boy and the Japanese public after being reunited with his son at the hospital. | The child’s father apologized to both the boy and the Japanese public after being reunited with his son at the hospital. |
| "I really didn't think it would come to that. We went too far," Takayuki Tanooka said."I thought we were doing it for my son's own good.” | "I really didn't think it would come to that. We went too far," Takayuki Tanooka said."I thought we were doing it for my son's own good.” |
| The couple admitted to police they told the boy to get out of their car on a remote mountain road to teach him a lesson after he had thrown stones at people and cars.The admission came after they originally claimed the boy had simply wandered off while picking plants. | The couple admitted to police they told the boy to get out of their car on a remote mountain road to teach him a lesson after he had thrown stones at people and cars.The admission came after they originally claimed the boy had simply wandered off while picking plants. |