TOWN OF OHIO, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) -- New York State Police say a Salisbury Center man faces child endangerment charges after he allegedly left a 12-year-old child alone in the woods on Sunday night.

State Police were called to a report of a missing person at a remote campsite in the Town of Ohio at approximately 7:30 pm on Sunday, October 12. The campsite was situated off Christman Road Spur in a heavily wooded area of the town. That missing person -- a 12-year-old male -- was found uninjured.

A preliminary investigation revealed that the 12-year-old male reported that his hunting companion -- later identified as 28-year-old Ryan Zawtocki of Salisbury Center -- had been lost in the woods. Police began a search for Zawtocki using K9 units and drones.

The next day, at approximately 8 am,

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