The employee claimed he had seen a small, confused boy matching Kevin’s description—but not anywhere near the water park. He had spotted the child wandering near a local playground over three miles away from the park’s perimeter.
How could a 7-year-old travel three miles through a dry concrete tunnel and end up in a residential neighborhood? The police deployed search dogs to the playground, and the K-9 units immediately picked up a strong scent near a rusted manhole cover.
Lydia rushed to the scene, her hope warring with her fear. The dogs were frantic, barking at a hidden alleyway that connected the municipal drainage system to the park’s construction site. It was a “missing piece” the architects had overlooked.
The searchers followed the trail, knocking on doors and checking backyard sheds. Just as the sun reached its peak, a patrol car’s radio crackled to life with a message that brought Lydia to her knees.
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