A three-year-old toddler was found clinging to the side of a cliff in Kentucky three days after he vanished without a trace.

Kenneth Howard went missing from his Kentucky home on Sunday evening after he went out to play in the back garden.

Speaking at the time, a family member said that it was like he had been snapped into thin air.

‘It’s like he just disappeared. Like he’s just gone’ they said.

‘He was outside with his dad and we see he just went around the back of the house, and when he went around after, he was just gone.’

‘I just feel like I’m in a daze. Like it’s just a nightmare.’

His survival without food, cover or water in an area that is also home to bears and coyotes is being hailed as a miracle in the local area.

Despite being cold, hungry and suffering from dehydration, police have confirmed he is in a ‘remarkably good condition’ while one official said: ‘That child is a true Kentucky mountain boy.’

Speaking after his miraculous recovery, his father said that it was the best thing that ever happened to him in his life.

‘Until they told me they were sure it was him, and stuff, and I’d seen a picture. I said, ‘that’s my boy.’ his father Elden Howard said speaking to WYMT:

‘Tickled me to death. Best thing that ever happened to me in my life.’

Authorities are still investigating how the boy disappeared and how he ended up on the cliff side where he was retrieved.

However, for now, everyone is just extremely grateful that the case had such a positive conclusion.

A true Kentucky mountain boy indeed.