Transcript for Frantic search for missing 3-year-old hampered by rain and winds
We will turn now to a desperate search for a 3-year-old, Casey Hathaway. And tonight, we hear the call to 911 and the new hurdle that the searchers now face. Here is Stephanie Ramos. Reporter: The frantic search for 3-year-old Casey Hathaway hampered by weather. Heavy rain and strong winds pounding the rural eastern North Carolina county where the young boy was last seen playing in her backyard Tuesday. According to his great grandmother. According to his grandmother, playing in her backyard Tuesday. And tonight we’re hearing the 911 call she placed soon after he disappeared. What’s going on there? We lost my 3-year-old grandson. He walked in the woods back there, and we can’t find him. Reporter: Telling the dispatcher he was playing with two relatives, but he never made it back in the house. It’s been at least 45 minutes ’cause we’ve been looking all in the woods for him. Reporter: Officials are treating this as a missing persons case, and are hopeful Casey is found safely. There is no such thing as an insignificant lead for us. Our number one priority is getting Casey home to his family. Reporter: David, right now only professional search teams are working to find little Casey because of safety concerns. Nearby residents have been told to look in sheds and storage vehicles. David? The storm up the gulf coast
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