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Missing 10-year-old from Madison found safely

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Ten-year-old Kyle Crimmons Jr. was successfully located Friday at 3 p.m. a short distance away from his home on Kemper Drive in Madison following an extensive search.

The Madison community breathed a collective sigh of relief as authorities announced the safe recovery of the young boy.

Kyle had run away from home on Thursday morning at 11:15 a.m after getting into an argument with a parent.

Local law enforcement agencies and search and rescue teams, immediately sprang into action, launching a thorough search effort to find the missing child.

The search for Kyle intensified throughout the night and into the next day.

Kyle was found in good health near a creek bed in a wooded area not too far from his home.

Police did say he ran away from home before and was located at a neighbor's house.

Youth Services, Domestic Violence and precinct detectives as well as MNPD aviation, the Urban Search and Rescue team, mounted patrol, Sumner County Sheriff’s Office’s non-aggressive search dog and countless MNPD officers worked throughout the last day in the search effort for Kyle