Cops say they are continuing to probe how a Texas toddler vanished for three days before being found naked in the woods five miles from his home.
Christopher Ramirez, 3, was found by a Good Samaritan on Saturday five miles from his home, where he disappeared last Wednesday.
Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell says that although he does not suspect any foul play, federal and state investigators are still looking into the boy's disappearance.
'The case is not closed,' said Sowell during a Monday interview with KWTX.
'Our investigators, including the federal partners, state and local are wrapping up all aspects of it. We'll be closing it out when it's finished.'
Although it remains unclear how the child managed to stray five miles from his home, his rescuer, Tim Halfin, speculates that Ramirez may have followed a pipeline that runs through the woods.
'No one expected him to travel five miles in that terrain,' Halfin told DailyMail.com Tuesday morning. 'Maybe he followed a pipeline.'
'I asked some neighbors near Chris' house and they said about the pipeline is 100 yards from his home, but he could've taken several paths.'
Investigators are continuing their probe into the discovery of Christopher Ramirez (pictured), a missing Texas toddler who was found safe three days after he vanished into the woods
Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell (left) says that although he does not suspect any foul play, federal and state investigators are still looking into the boy's disappearance. Ramirez's rescuer, Tim Halfin (right), speculates that the boy may have followed the pipeline that runs through the woods
Halfin found Ramirez in the woods, completely naked, in thick undergrowth about 10 yards off Texas Highway 249.
He took to the woods after receiving, what he says, was a call from God Friday night.
'The Holy Spirit prompted me: tomorrow morning you will go look for that boy,' Halfin recalled.
On Saturday morning, after starting his day with prayer, Halfin set out to look for the boy in the woods near his home, following the pipeline as he walked.
'I was walking along the pipeline and I hear a noise. It sounded like a child,' Halfin shared.
He called out 'hello, hello,' but received no response.
After hearing the noise for a second time, he contacted authorities who dispatched the sheriff's department to assist.
Halfin said they were looking through very dense woods, noting that you couldn't see more than two or three feet on either side of the pipeline, when he heard the child-like noise again.
Ramirez was reported missing on Wednesday afternoon from his home in Plantersville, prompting a multiple-day search involving law enforcement, the FBI and local volunteers
The above map shows were Ramirez went missing from (Deer Park Lane) and where he was found (near Texas State Highway 249)
Ramirez went missing last week after following a neighbor's dog into the Texas woods. He was found three days later found, completely naked, in thick undergrowth about 10 yards off Texas Highway 249 - five miles from his home
'I'm walking back down the pipeline, praying to God and I hear the voice again. I yell out, "Chris is that you?" and he responds,' he said.
'I hone in on where the sound was coming from and chop back brush with the machete I was carrying ... and there he stands.'
He continued: 'It was surreal that I found him. He appeared healthy. He was peaceful. I looked at him and said, "little man, Jesus loves you and God must have a plan for you."'
After Halfin found him, Ramirez was reunited with his mother, Araceli Nunez, and taken to Texas Children's Hospital for treatment and observation.
Speaking with DailyMail.com on Monday, Sheriff Sowell said Ramirez was found 'just in time.'
'Thank goodness he wasn't too dehydrated or his organs didn't shut down,' the sheriff said. 'He is doing well. He is not in critical condition.'
The toddler was released from the hospital Monday afternoon.
Ramirez and his family were escorted from the hospital to their residence by numerous law enforcement members, first responders, fire departments and many others that participated in the search for the three-year-old, including Halfin.
Nunez said she is extremely grateful to rescuers who brought her son home.
'This is definitely a miracle,' she told Good Morning America while speaking in Spanish, 'I can't even explain to you all with words.'
After being released from the hospital on Monday, Ramirez (pictured with his family and members of law enforcement) was honored at a special celebration
