Transcript for Boy Lost in Utah's Wilderness Survives, Reveals Story

How go that little boy showing off some impressive survival skills making it through a night alone. Clayton Sandell has the story. Reporter: This morning ma malachi Bradley is back in the arms of his family. He was camping with his family in the remote mountains 200 miles east of Salt Lake City when he says he set out to gather mushrooms and got lost. I didn't have anything bad happen to me other than tripping, getting a few cuts. Reporter: The boy just 10 years old using survival smarts he learned from his dad as temperatures dropped into the 30s, he used large rocks for shelter wrapping a t-shirt around his legs and staying huddled inside his jacket to stay warm. That same jacket he used to filter water to drink while a team of 100 search and rescuers combed the mountains for any sign. I thought if I was in an open space maybe the helicopters and them could find me so I sat there most of the day. Reporter: And find him, they did. Arriving on a rescue chopper bringing his 28-hour ordeal to an end. He has been through a hard time but his spirits are up. That's good and he's going to be okay. That's super exciting. Oh, so exciting. Such a relief. Reporter: For "Good morning America," Clayton Sandell, ABC news, Denver.

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