(CNN) Casey Lynn Hathaway, a 3-year-old boy who went missing from his great-grandmother's backyard, has been found alive in North Carolina, an FBI spokeswoman said.

Casey, who is in good health, was found Thursday night by professional search and rescue crews in Craven County, said Shelley Lynch, spokeswoman for the FBI Charlotte field office.

The boy has been reunited with his family and is being cared for by doctors at Carolina East Medical Center, Lynch added.

The hospital declined to comment.

No more details were immediately available.

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