As the search teams has scoured the area, it was a call for his name from two of the relatives which brought the search for 3-year-old Ezra Parrish to an happy ending.

His cousin Lalaine Dungca said that, "He was quiet, standing in a thorn bush holding a shoe. Then he got emotional when we got to him. It was very emotional for us too."

"Grateful, we didn't give up looking," aunt Velma Dungca said.

Officials confirmed that Ezra was found in a dense thicket of briars, which is  approximately 400 yards away from the place where he was last seen by his family just the day before.

Search volunteers said that the little boy was smiling as he was rode out on an ATV in order to be reunited with his family.

His step-father Jeremy Cooper said, "I said was you scared, he said yeah, I said did you sleep, he said yeah. I said where, he said in the grass."

Michael Hughes, a volunteer with the Texas EquuSearch, has described what the reunion feels like.

The family was camping in various remote area of the forest, not the organized community campsite, which has initially made the search efforts difficult.

New Waverly Firefighters and also emergency responders were the first persons to reach the area where the child was located.

Ezra was treated at the scene for the minor scrapes, scratches and also for dehydration, but was otherwise alert and also in good spirits.

Police said that the parents were pitching a tent when their three children of ages 11, 9 and 3 have started to walk around. That is when the 3-year-old has wandered off.

The authorities, including the 200 volunteers, have searched a three-quarter of the mile area in each direction. The searchers have spotted the child in a thick and thorny brush area.

The officials were worried that Ezra might suffer from heat exhaustion and also dehydration. They were also worried about the storm which was supposed to move into the area.

search and also rescue teams from the Walker County, Montgomery County and also  Texas EquuSearch were on the ground conducting the large search operation, involving everything from the helicopters, drones, canines, ground vehicles and also foot search teams to locate Ezra.

Texas Equusearch Founder Tim Miller said with emotionthat, "I'm overwhelmed."

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