5-month-old found alive after spending nine hours buried in debris in US woods

A baby has been found alive in a remote woods in the US after being buried in debris.

The five-month-old survived for nine hours under a pile of sticks in a forest Montana in temperatures that dipped to 8 degrees celsius. The baby boy was discovered by police at around 2.30am on Sunday morning after they followed the sounds of his cries in the woods nears Lolo Hot Springs in Missoula County. Police had received a 911 call about a man in the area who was acting strangely and threatening people at around 8pm on the Saturday evening. Police arrived to find that the baby that had been spotted with the man was missing, reports ABC News. "The man indicated that the baby was in the woods." A team of officials combed the woods and found the little boy under a pile of sticks and debris. The police officers have said that it's a "miracle" that he's alive. He was left in wet and dirty clothes and had sustained some minor injuries. He was taken to hospital and found to be otherwise healthy. "He suffered some minor scrapes and bruising but overall is in good health," said Brenda Bassett of the sheriff's office. "For all of us at the sheriff's office, this is what we call a miracle," the office said in a statement. "For the officers who were present for this event, it's especially hard knowing what this small baby endured in the last 24 hours." The man, 32-year-old Francis Crowley, was arrested and is being held on a charge of criminal endangerment, according to The Guardian.