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| Boy missing for 11 days found at home in basement | Boy missing for 11 days found at home in basement |
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| A 12-year-old missing for 11 days was found by police in his own basement, and his father was told of the discovery live on television. | A 12-year-old missing for 11 days was found by police in his own basement, and his father was told of the discovery live on television. |
| Charlie Bothuell was feared dead after disappearing in Detroit on 14 June. | Charlie Bothuell was feared dead after disappearing in Detroit on 14 June. |
| On Wednesday, officers found the boy behind a barricade of boxes in his family's basement. | On Wednesday, officers found the boy behind a barricade of boxes in his family's basement. |
| His father, Charles Bothuell IV, was appealing to HLN viewers for help when presenter Nancy Grace said Charlie was found alive and well. | His father, Charles Bothuell IV, was appealing to HLN viewers for help when presenter Nancy Grace said Charlie was found alive and well. |
| The father appeared to be stunned and said "What?" | The father appeared to be stunned and said "What?" |
| He told the presenter his family, Detroit police and FBI had searched the basement several times. | He told the presenter his family, Detroit police and FBI had searched the basement several times. |
| "God, they brought dogs, everything... Everybody has searched," Charles Bothuell IV said. "Oh god, my son." | "God, they brought dogs, everything... Everybody has searched," Charles Bothuell IV said. "Oh god, my son." |
| "I've never seen anything quite like this," Detroit Police Chief James Craig told reporters. "But the outcome - I couldn't be happier." | "I've never seen anything quite like this," Detroit Police Chief James Craig told reporters. "But the outcome - I couldn't be happier." |
| Charlie was removed from the home and was given medical attention at a nearby hospital. | |
| He was medically cleared and released on Thursday, with Police Sgt Mike Woody telling US media the boy was "doing fine". | |
| Police also confirmed to local media they had searched the families basement with a cadaver dog, adding investigators were not sure Charlie had been in the basement for the full 11 days. | |
| Mr Craig told the Detroit News Charlie "won't be put back into the home until we finish our investigation". |