According to reports, at least 130 firefighters are scouring the woods looking for the seven-year-old Japanese boy. Tanooka' parents initially told police they were picking wild plants when Yamato went missing on Saturday. At least 130 firefighters and police officers were scouring the woods near Nanae town in Hokkaido, looking for Yamato Tanooka, media reported. Searchers in northern Japan spent a third day on Monday looking for a seven-year-old Japanese boy who went missing after his parents left him in a forest to teach him some discipline. Media reported that overnight temperatures in the forest have dropped to 7 degrees Celsius (45°F).

Source: dna May 30, 2016 15:33 UTC