Originally Posted By: dougwalkabout
From what I've read over the years, "missing kid discovered hiding at home" is a recurrent theme, and law enforcement is well aware of it. A cursory check doesn't find them; you have to go over the whole place with a flashlight and tweezers. I think it was right for the parents to call the authorities although the circumstances were quite odd/weird/embarrassing.


To add to it, there is also a sad history of children hiding in places like car trunks and dying within steps of home while searches went on for days all around their bodies.

Children can be sneaky to their own detriment.