Toddler lost in forest

**RantyDave** · 21st January 2008, 19:40

There's a toddler, lost in a forest. For real, right now, it's not the start of a joke or something.

http://stuff.co.nz/4366944a10.html

His dad, get this, left him in the car while he went hunting. Got back to the car and ... quelle surprise ... kid had ambled off on a bit of an adventure. He's two. FFS.

There is a man who is truly in trouble with her indoors.

Dave

**TOTO** · 21st January 2008, 19:46

How long was the hunting trip? If it was an hour may be just an accident but if he left him for like 6 hours the the dad must be not right...

**Chickadee** · 21st January 2008, 19:47

For FFS, are some people brain dead. Hope they find the wee guy asap and sort the Dad out, gee's some people shouldn't have kids. What a wanker.

**MSTRS:Me** · 21st January 2008, 19:54

Originally Posted by TOTO

How long was the hunting trip? If it was an hour may be just an accident but if he left him for like 6 hours the the dad must be not right...

You what? You'd leave a 2yo in a car, alone, in the bush, for an hour?
Spare us....

**TOTO** · 21st January 2008, 19:58

Originally Posted by MSTRS

You what? You'd leave a 2yo in a car, alone, in the bush, for an hour?
Spare us....

The article said that he left his son with his brother I assume the brother of the father, not the brother of the kid. if he did the second one then he is dumb. anyway I hope they find him soon.

**TOTO** · 21st January 2008, 20:02

btw dont care if you read me saying anything and put me a RED REP. Everyone is so busy being politically corect these days its not even funny.

**Dave Lobster** · 21st January 2008, 20:03

It doesn't say in the story.. Can we take it this is the sort of person that wont appreciate any police assistance/intervention?

**Chickadee** · 21st January 2008, 20:05

Originally Posted by TOTO

The article said that he left his son with his brother I assume the brother of the father, not the brother of the kid. if he did the second one then he is dumb. anyway I hope they find him soon.

Pretty sure it reads brother of the 2year old, dunno what age he was but you shouldn't leave kids in the car regardless

**99TLS** · 21st January 2008, 20:06

2 hrs WTF sort of parent would do that ....... OH wait, could probly guess

**yungatart** · 21st January 2008, 20:06

More proof that common sense is no longer common. A two year old with an older brother in a car for two hours! And he seriously expected that they would be there when he returned!
What a tosser
Hope they find the poor little bugger soon, the weather is not looking kind to a wee kid alone in the bush.

**Grahameeboy** · 21st January 2008, 20:07

Sounds like it was the Son's older Brother.

What is wrong with this guy.......could he not have done something more 'bonding' with his Son's?

Geeze...............

**sAsLEX** · 21st January 2008, 20:10

Oh he was Hunting..... bet he hopes the cops don't find his "prey"

**crashe** · 21st January 2008, 20:11

Here is the police comms email...... the child was left with a older child.

Originally Posted by police coms

New Zealand Police Alert 19:30 21-01-2008 Bay of Plenty

Location of incident: Kaingaroa Forest, Taupo

Incident Type: Land search for Missing 2yr old boy

At 5:00pm today, the Taupo Police initiated a search for a two year old boy, lost in the Kaingaroa Forest.
The boy had been left with an older sibling, in a vehicle, while his father went into the bush to go hunting. When the father returned about 2 hours later, the boy had wandered away from the vehicle, and could not be found.
The vehicle was parked off Haupapa Road, which runs off High Level Road, in the Kaingaroa Forest.
The father was forced to drive out of the forest to establish cellphone contact so that he could raise the alarm.
A ground search has been started with the assistance of LandSAR volunteers.
Sergeant James MCGROGAN
Taupo Police

Issued By: Inspector Turepu Keenan

**boostin** · 21st January 2008, 20:13

My brother and I used to get left alone in the car all the time. To keep ourselves entertained we used to toot the horn and duck down, everyone in the New World car park would look around...classic. We turned out just fine....htfu

**pzkpfw** · 21st January 2008, 21:03

Originally Posted by boostin

My brother and I used to get left alone in the car all the time. To keep ourselves entertained we used to toot the horn and duck down, everyone in the New World car park would look around...classic. We turned out just fine....htfu

Yeah, gotta be pretty hard to survive a supermarket car park.