Three-year-old Dean Ray Mahoney has been found safe, according a Facebook post from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. Emergency dispatch traffic indicated that the boy was found with the family dog.

Sgt. Aaron Lewis of the sheriff’s office said between Prospect fire, JCSO deputies, search and rescue, and local volunteers, more than 60 people mobilized to help search for the boy.

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A 3-year-old boy was reported missing from rural Prospect just after 10 a.m. Thursday, the Jackson County sheriff’s Office said.

Dean Ray Mahoney was last seen by family members in the front yard of his home in the 400 block of Red Blanket Road. The boy is described as about 3 feet tall with short blond hair and wearing only a diaper.

Nearly a dozen law enforcement units were on scene, according to the sheriff’s office, and search and rescue crews have been activated.

The sheriff’s office said the boy was last seen with the family’s German shepherd, Coco.

The boy’s father, Michael Mahoney, posted to a community group asking for community members to help find the boy, who he said was last seen by his mother on the porch of his home.

Mahoney said the boy disappeared just after 10 a.m. JCSO officials confirmed a 911 call was received around 10:27 a.m.

Mahoney worried his son “might’ve gotten picked up on the street” and was going door-to-door to alert neighbors about the boy. He urged nearby residents to look inside vehicles in the area.

Mahoney said the boy’s parents are separated.

This is a developing story and will be updated as warranted.