Robert Wood Jr.
(Credit: WUSA)(CBS/WTVR/AP) DOSWELL, Va. - Police say the Hanover County autistic boy who was missing for six days has been found alive.
Police sources tell The Associated Press that 8-year-old Robert Wood Jr. was found Friday afternoon near the park where he was separated from his family.
Hanover County Sheriff David Hines says the boy was found in a creek bed in a fetal position around 2 p.m. Friday and reunited with his family. Wood was in good condition but taken to a hospital for treatment.
Wood, who does not speak due to autism, disappeared while on a family walk in North Anna Battlefield Park on Oct. 23, reports CBS affiliate WTVR.
Wood was the focus of an intense search involving thousands of volunteers around the park.
More on Crimesider
October 27, 2011 - Search continues for missing autistic boy Robert Wood Jr. in Va.
October 25, 2011 - Police seeking the public's help in search of 9-yr-old missing autistic boy in Va.
