See the heart-melting moment a missing toddler is found

Video footage has captured the heartwarming moment.

February 20 2017

Ms Markusen told a local radio station, Oregon Live, that she woke up and discovered that her son was not in bed with her.

He was found more than five hours later after a Search and Rescue dog discovered the toddler, clad in his pyjamas, in blackberry bushes several blocks from his house.

River was taken to the hospital for treatment for exposure to cold and scratches and bruises, according to People.com.

This article originally appeared on Marie Claire