One-year-old boy survives night in woods in T-shirt, diaper

OTTAWA, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Police called it a
miracle Monday when a one-year-old boy was found in good health after he spent a
cold night alone in a forest in the eastern Canadian province of Quebec.

The child spent about 12 hours in the forest Saturday
night wearing just a T-shirt and diaper in rainy, five-degree weather, local
media reported Monday citing provincial police.

He was allegedly abandoned by his father, police
said.

Authorities got a call from the boy's mother saying
that the father had left the house and was in the vehicle with the one-year-old
baby, and the man had been drinking, police Sgt. Joyce Kemp said.

Police found the empty vehicle a short while later,
and tracked down the father at a hospital early Sunday morning.

After realizing that the baby was lost in the woods,
police started search with dog handlers, emergency units and a helicopter.

Around noon they were able to locate the child in the
forest. The baby is fine, Kemp said.

The father was arrested and will likely face charges
connected to the incident, police said.