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At a Glance Kenneth Howard, 22 months, went missing from his Salyersville, Kentucky, home on Sunday.

An extensive search was undertaken to locate the boy.

The toddler endured days of rain and chilly temperatures.

After surviving three days alone in the elements, an eastern Kentucky toddler was found alive Wednesday near an old strip mine.

Kenneth Howard, 22 months, was immediately taken to an area hospital to be treated for dehydration and checked for injuries and possible hyperthermia after battling rain and chilly temperatures during his three-day ordeal. Temperatures dropped as low as the mid-40s overnight Tuesday during the three days.

The toddler was reported missing from his Salyersville, Kentucky, home on Sunday, launching an extensive three-day search using dogs, ATVs, horses, helicopters and drones with thermal cameras to search the rugged terrain, the Associated Press reported. He reportedly was wearing a grey Avengers t-shirt and red sweatpants when he went missing, WBKO reported.

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Unfavorable weather conditions, particularly overnight Sunday when rain fell and temperatures dipped into the 50s, heightened concern for the missing boy.

"It's gut-wrenching . It really is," emergency manager Robert Prater told WKYT on Monday. "As cool as it got last night and the rain, you start to worry about hypothermia."

Just before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, the boy's cries led Magoffin County rescuers to the child at the bottom of a 50-foot incline less than a mile from his home, WKYT reported.

The Magoffin County Sheriff Department noted Wednesday that although dehydrated, the toddler was in "remarkably good condition ."