5-Year-Old Hostage Rescued From Alabama Bunker Reunited With Family, Laughing & Playing
Feb. 5 2013, Published 9:23 a.m. ET
The 5-year-old boy -- identified only as Ethan -- who was rescued after being taken hostage from his school bus in Alabama last Tuesday is in good spirits after being reunited with his family at a hospital, authorities have revealed.
The boy -- whose last name is not being released at this time -- was rescued by the FBI Monday afternoon after they stormed the underground bunker where Jimmy Lee Dykes, 65, was holding him. Authorities considered the child to be in imminent danger when they decided to rush the bunker. Dykes, who was seen holding a gun, was killed in the raid and the boy was taken away from the bunker in an ambulance and brought to a hospital to be checked out. He apparently was not harmed.
The boy's great uncle, Berlin Enfinger, told ABC's Good Morning America on Tuesday that he was relieved to be home after his rescue. "He's happy to be home, and he looks good," Enfinger said.
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