Missing toddler found in Minn. cornfield

A police dog helped authorities find a missing toddler in a Benton County cornfield.

Sheriff's officials say the 2-year-old boy was reported missing from his home in Glendorado Township about 6 p.m. Monday. The child's parents told authorities their son had been missing for nearly an hour

Sheriff's deputies, including a K-9 officer, and personnel from the Foley and Princeton fire departments joined in a search for the boy. He was found in the cornfield about a half-mile from home about 7 p.m.

KNSI reports the boy was not hurt.

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Information from: KNSI-AM

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