How did a 5-year-old walk 3 miles home from school alone?

Tag along to find out how kindergartener Jackson Kirby used landmarks to get home by himself. Kirby was supposed to go to an afterschool program, but Fairview Elementary School lost track of him. Even with a few wrong turns, he was able to make the 3 miles home safely.

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Video by Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group

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