Beautiful moment mother collapses as she is reunited with her missing three-year-old son after the toddler vanished on their remote bush farm
- A young child was reported missing from a rural NSW farm on Friday morning
- After a police search the boy was reunited with his very relieved mother
- State Emergency Service, NSW Ambulance and Rural Fire Service helped search
The heartwarming moment a mother and her child are reunited after the toddler was reported missing has been shared online.
Just before 10am on Friday the boy was reported missing from a farm near the town of Collie in New South Wales – sparking a police search.
The three-year-old, who had wandered off in a hoodie and gum boots, was located at about 11.15am, roughly 500 metres from the homestead.
The child’s mother was visibly overcome with relief and was pictured collapsing to her knees on the dirt road as she hugged her son.
The boy’s mother was overcome with relief as she was reunited with her boy who had gone missing on their farm on Friday morning (pictured)
Emergency services first responded to the report of the missing child on a farm at Collie, just over 500km north-west of Sydney, at 9.55am on Friday morning.
Chief Inspector Denise Godden, the Orana Mid Western Police District Crime Manager, praised the response of police and fellow emergency services.
‘We had a great result which has made our day, it doesn’t get much better than this,’ Ms Godden said.
The search was coordinated by officers attached to the Orana Mid Western Police District who called in the help of PolAir helicopters, Rescue Squad, divers and trail bike riders, and the dog squad.
Members of the State Emergency Service, NSW Ambulance, and Rural Fire Service also rushed to the farm 15km outside of the Collie township to assist the search.
The young boy was located by officers on the remote farm and led back to his parents as more specialist police resources were on route.
The picture was shared to the NSW Police Facebook page on Friday afternoon with many people commenting on the excellent outcome.
‘Well done police! As a mother this image makes me so happy as I would be beside myself if I couldn’t find my babies,’ one person said.
‘Fantastic. Well done everybody,’ another person said.
‘Great job! I feel the emotion and relief of the mum from the picture …. well done,’ added a third.