They also have resources at their disposal to aid the search, such as helicopters, dogs and professional trackers. Stay positive and hopeful. Most lost children are found the same day, or within 48 hours, but a crafty child can survive alone in the wilderness for several weeks. Also brief your children on survival skills so that they can survive alone in the wilderness should they need to. If you are far from help, send a runner to contact authorities while everyone else begins a search.
Noise carries better at night.
Remember that panicking will merely hinder your search for a lost child. Do not send other children out looking for your child. Search in teams, never alone. Inc. How things get done. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eHow Terms of Use and Privacy .