The first thing Mathew noticed was the silence. It wasn't the calm of a typical afternoon in the mountain village; it was an oppressive, unnatural stillness. He had been in the shed for a short while, sharpening the snowblower blades. He had left six-year-old Michael at the kitchen table with a pile of Lego bricks. But when Mathew walked back inside, the only noise was the refrigerator's hum.
Child Disappears into Snowy Wilderness—Dad Stunned by Unusual Noise Hours Later
