Shakey -
My brother and his family used to live on the same ranch as I do, but they recently moved about 3 hours away to Red Rock. My mom and I had talked about going out there together, but she ended up freaking out and leaving without me, and then my brother said they weren't allowing civilians in the woods at all. It was my plan to arrive there by early morning, when they'd maybe let us into the woods, if the boys hadn't been found by then. I had just decided to get in a quick nap and prepare for the long drive when we got the news they'd been found. So... I don't know how the reunion went, exactly.
What I do know - although the details are sketchy at this point - is that my nephew is being looked at as somewhat of a hero in all this. Mom says that he had been carrying an old, messed up cellphone, just because he liked to carry it and it still had some aps that worked. It no longer functioned as a phone, but apparently it still dialed 9-1-1. They weren't able to trace it, but apparently he was able to give them enough information to help the rescuers find himself and the other boys. I'm still sketchy on this part of the story, but that's the word from mom. I'm guessing he didn't use the phone earlier on because he assumed if it wouldn't work as a phone, it wouldn't work for a 9-1-1 call.
Apparently, the boys had gotten lost in the woods for a while, then found a road. They went the wrong way down the road, and ended up leaving that road again on the opposite side. So they were in an area the search crews weren't really looking at as hard.
As I said - still kind of sketchy. So far, no real updates this morning. I think everyone is sleeping it off.
ETA: An update just came. His mother says a news crew has called and wants to interview my nephew.