Meanwhile…
Hours after William’s disappearance, a 10-year-old boy named Blake Carroll was arriving home from school when he heard the horn beeping from inside his uncle’s old truck.
Blake noticed a dog circling the truck, desperately trying to get inside. The boy peered through the windshield, and there was William: crying and pressing the horn.
Blake called his uncle for help, and they pulled little William to safety.
Authorities quickly arrived, and the search was called off.
Aside from some bug bites and scratches, William was unscathed from his late-night journey.
William is mostly nonverbal and is being tested for autism; he may not have responded if and when nearby searchers called his name.
The emotional mother broke down in tears upon reuniting with her son.
However, Chelsea was charged with misdemeanor child neglect. Investigators determined she was not properly supervising William at the time he wandered off.
The sheriff’s department has hailed the dog — named Jezebel — a hero for staying by William’s side the entire night.
They say she kept him protected for those seven terrifying hours.
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