Seachers with the help of a sharp-nosed dog named Gandolf 12-year-old Boy Scout Michael Auberry about 11 this morning. Searcher Misha Marshall said Gandolf detected Michael's scent and alerted rescuers. When they approached Michael, "he was a little disoriented, but he's great," Marshall said. "It took him a minute to realize we were there for him," she said.



Michael was found about 1½ miles from the campsite from which he disappeared. Michael was "weak but in good condition."



Michael was across the stream from the trail when Gandalf caught his scent, she said. He wasn't calling for help, but he wasn't crying either, and he appeared to be in good physical condition, she said.



"He just said, 'I'm hungry,'" Marshall said. And he wanted some water.



Joe Ware, Assistant Fire Chief in McGrady, said the boy told the rescue team that picked him up that he had been drinking some water out of the streams in the area.



"He was calm," though a bit disoriented as he talked to the rescuers, Ware said. "He wanted peanut butter crackers and water."



Aerial footage showed Ware and other rescuers carrying Michael from a white sports-utility vehicle into a ranger station in nearby Laurel Springs. Police held a large, white sheet over the boy as they carried him into the station. The boy needed minor medical treatment for dehydration. Auberry reached the Blue Ridge Parkway shortly before 1 p.m. Shortly afterward, he and his parents gathered at a parkway office.

Searchers are reporting they've found 12-year old Michael Auberry. In the past hour, rangers at the search command post have confirmed finding Michael alive, but it is not clear what his condition is. We have uncomfirmed reports that he was found by searchers with the Traphill fire department a little over an hour ago. Before reports surfaced that Michael had been found, the boy' father, Kent Auberry, said he was concerned, but not overly worried that his son, who's been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder, does not have his medication with him.



Auberry, a Greensboro, North Carolina, attorney, said if he had it to do all over again, he would allow Michael to take part in the camp out.



"I trusted the Boy Scouts to take him on this trip," Auberry said. "When we find him, I will trust the same group to take him on a trip again."



He said he knows the members of the Scout troop well. "Someone asked me yesterday if there's anyone to blame, and there's no one to blame," Auberry said. "This happened in the blink of an eye, and I hope that soon we'll know the story."



Michael is a veteran of eight overnight camping trips, which his father said would help him survive a wilderness ordeal. "They do a great job in the Scouts of educating the kids about what to be aware of, and tips. I'm hopeful that Michael has taken those to heart."

The search resumes this morning for A 12-year-old Boy Scout who is missing in Wilkes County. Police said Michael Auberry, of Greensboro, N.C.,was last seen at about 11 a.m. Saturday after a hike in Doughton State Park -- near Stone Mountain State Park. Auberry was part of the Greensboro Boy Scout troop 230 and was described as Caucasian with reddish-brown hair, about 5 feet 4 inches and weighing 110 lbs.



Investigators said he was last seen wearing blue jeans, a red jacket with reflector tape on it, and a dark North Carolina TarHeel baseball cap. Rescue crews said they are searching the trails in Doughton Park as Auberry's father waits at the troop's campsite. Emergency managers said the area is unique in that the elevation changes 2,000 feet in a five-mile period. Rescuers said they expected two more dog teams and six more counties are to join the already 15-agency search for the boy. Stone Mountain State Park covers nearly 14,000 acres.