<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0pPfUB_1H1jmLfx00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0pPfUB_1H1jmLfx00" width="976" height="549" ></figure>A 5-year-old boy who wandered away from his Kennebunk home Wednesday was found safe at a nearby church, according to police.The boy left his home on Sea Road, Kennebunk police Sgt. Kevin Rooney told NEWS CENTER Maine."At some point, he wandered out of the house," Rooney said.The boy was found at a church a few hundred yards from his home. Rooney said it's unclear how long he was missing.Kennebunk police, Kennebunk Fire Rescue, and the Maine Warden Service helped search for the child.A hunter who was already in the nearby woods also joined the search, checking the wooded area around the home.Rooney said the hunter had been outside since early that morning and had not seen the boy, suggesting the child may not have been gone for very long.Police also searched the woods with a police dog, accompanied by a member of Kennebunk Fire Rescue, who was there to provide medical care if needed.A drone team from Old Orchard Beach was on its way to assist, Rooney said.Kennebunk Fire Rescue later confirmed on social media that the child had been found safe inside a nearby building.Rooney described the incident as an apparent oversight."It's a really good family," Rooney said. "I think it was an oversight on their part."Rooney noted that the incident happened on Veterans Day, when many families had the day off."Families are sleeping in. There's no school, there's no work," he said.The search ended without any reported injuries.For more local stories, continue with us on our NEWS CENTER Maine+ streaming app.For the latest breaking news, weather, and traffic alerts, download the NEWS CENTER Maine mobile app.</div></body>

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A 5-year-old boy who wandered away from his Kennebunk home Wednesday was found safe at a nearby church, according to police. The boy left his home on Sea Road, Kennebunk police Sgt. Kevin Rooney told NEWS CENTER Maine. "At some point, he wandered out of the house," Rooney said. The...

Missing 5-year-old found safe at Kennebunk church

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A 5-year-old boy who wandered away from his Kennebunk home Wednesday was found safe at a nearby church, according to police. The boy left his home on Sea R

Missing 5-year-old found safe at Kennebunk church

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