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Missing Minn. boy Wyatt Nordrum found alive in cabin with father

A neighbor said this cabin in rural St. Louis County, Minn., seen Sunday, April 8, 2012, is where law enforcement officers found James Leon Nordrum Jr. and his 7-year-old son, Wyatt, the previous night. Steve Kuchera/KDLH,AP Photo/Duluth News Tribune

(CBS/AP) DULUTH, Minn. - A Minnesota boy who went missing with his father nearly two weeks ago has been found safe, and his dad is hospitalized with self-inflicted injuries.

The Duluth News Tribune reports that 7-year-old Wyatt Nordrum and his father, 41-year-old James Leon Nordrum Jr., were found Saturday in a cabin on Lost Lake, on the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation within St. Louis County.

Wyatt was allegedly kidnapped March 27 by Nordrum, who is in a custody battle with Wyatt's mother. Sheriff's officials say the boy has been reunited with his mom.

Nordrum is in stable condition with self-inflicted neck injuries. Officials say he's in custody for kidnapping and depravation of parental rights. Additional charges are possible.

Nordrum's attorney, Terri Port Wright, says the boy was uninjured.

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