Authorities said the 10-year-old boy who had recently undergone a kidney transplant and needed medicine was found to be safe after a “urgent” search.
According to the local sheriff's office, Mason Combs last left a friend's home in Clarum County and came across a woodland area around 4pm on Tuesday.
He was found safe Wednesday, the Clarum County Sheriff's Office said.
“Thank you to all the incredible volunteers and first responders who have been searching for Mason so enthusiastically!! He is safe and healthy,” the Sheriff's Office said. update On social media, while sharing photos of a child holding a water bottle.
No additional details are provided.
Authorities search for Mason Combs in Clarum County, Washington, April 16, 2025.
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Mason was reported missing by his family on Tuesday, according to Rep. Lorraine Shore of the Clarum County Sheriff's Office.
“Mason needed medicine for a recent kidney transplant and only wore a jacketless T-shirt and pants,” the Clarum County Sheriff's Office said. Social Media Posts on wednesday.
Without his drugs he didn't have on Tuesday night, Mason could be fainted, Shore told Seattle ABC affiliate. Komo.
“We're very concerned, we think this is an urgent search,” Shore told Como during the search. “We're deploying all our assets. Our overall focus is on finding this child.”
Over 30 people from multiple institutions assisted in the search. This includes aerial searches with helicopters and drones, Shore said. The K9 team was also searching the buildings and ponds, the sheriff's office said.
The sheriff's office said residents were urged to check their outbuildings, ponds and property for Mason.
“It's a very rural area, people have a lot of outbuildings. There are so many places where kids can hide,” Shore told Como. “He might die.”
Mason Combs is seen in undated photos released by the Clarum County Sheriff's Office.
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Mason and his family are from North Carolina and have been in Clarum County for the past two weeks, according to Shore.
Desperate waiting for a life-changing kidney transplant for Mason was featured in a November 2023 report by Raleigh Station wral.
His mother told the station he has been on dialysis multiple times a week since removing both kidneys.
