(UPDATE IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) 8:53AM EST: Sullivan County: Emergency services personnel are searching the area near the Swinging Bridge Campground in Mongaup Valley, and looking for a three-year-old boy who was reported missing on Saturday.

The child, Daniel Niktalova, was last seen at the campground at approximately 11:00AM.

Sheriff’s deputies who responded immediately called in the Monticello Fire Department, New York State Police, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police and State Forest Rangers to help in the search. The Sullivan County Wild Land Search and Rescue Team also responded. Patrol boats from the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, DEC police, and Alliance Energy, the owners of the Swinging Bridge Reservoir, responded to the scene and patrolled the shore line adjacent to the campground.

The New York State Police Aviation Unit and local resident Mike Croissant responded with their helicopters to aid in the search.

The terrain around the campground is bordered by the Swinging Bridge Reservoir on one side and thick woods on the other. Searchers had covered the entire camp ground and a substantial area surrounding it by early evening. The search was scaled back as night fell, but Sheriff’s Detectives and State Police Investigators continued to question guests of the campground. State Police Aviation plans to fly a helicopter mission Saturday night using FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared). The full scale search is resuming at 8:00AM Sunday.

As of this point, Hatzolah or other community resources had not been contacted for their assistance.

Daniel Niktalov is one of three children who belong to Eduard Katanov and Svetlana Niktalov. The Family resides in the Forest Hills section of Queens, NY.

UPDATE 11:40AM EST: Rabbi Bernard Freilich, special assistant to the Superintendent of the NY State Police tells YWN – that Sullivan County Sheriff Michael A. Schiff says the child has just been found. Although the child’s condition is not 100% confirmed, we can confirm that the child is dehydrated.

(Source: MidHudsonNews.com)