A toddler who went missing for days claims to have spent the time hanging out with a bear in the woods.

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Three-year-old Casey Hathaway went missing for two days and after he was eventually found by a professional search and rescue team, the youngster revealed he'd been spending time with a bear.

In a now-deleted Facebook post, Breanna Hathaway - Casey's aunt - revealed the bizarre story he told them after returning home.

She wrote on the social network: ''He said he hung out with a bear for two days. God sent him a friend to keep him a friend to keep him safe.

''God is (a) good God. Miracles do happen. (sic)''