Retired Florida Marine Roy Link is being hailed as “man of the year” after he located the toddler in dense woods after hearing his faint whimpers.
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Roy Link, 62, a retired parks department worker in Hernando County, was preparing to go fishing when he heard of JJ’s disappearance and joined the desperate effort as hopes began to fade.After 24 hours passed with no sign of the tot, Link said, he was combing through a wooded area several miles from JJ’s home and strained his ears for any unusual sounds.
“I listened good,” he said. “I heard like a whimpering kind of noise and at that point, I was like, there’s no kids here, it’s gotta be JJ. And sure enough, I went in the woods, 100 feet from where I was at.”Hernando County Sheriff's Office“We were just talking and both of us were getting a little emotional,” Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis said alongside the local hero in aLink found the boy in a wooded area about 2 miles from his home.
“I guess I made a friend real quick ’cause he hung onto me, and he didn’t want to go to anybody until his parents showed up,” he said.Aside from some scratches and bruises, JJ fared remarkably well after a full day in the woods and is back with his family.
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