Two-year-old boy survives tidal waves, but his parents are missing

This is a follow up to the story about the2- year old boy found in Khao Lak we published previously.A 2-year-old foreign boy found after tidal waves ravaged a resort in southern Thailand was recovering Monday night in a hospital _ alone. His parents are missing.

It's not clear what happened to the unidentified blond-haired boy, who has red marks all over his face and was found sitting on a road not far from the town of Khao Lak in Phang-nga province, where surging waves swept away hundreds of tourists and trapped people inside flooded buildings.

A few tourists saw the toddler sitting alone and took him to a nearby hospital, said Vilad Mumbansao, a staff member at Phuket International Hospital.
Hospital staff have tried to determine the nationality of the baby. The boy babbles and staff can't figure out what language he's speaking.

"He could be Swedish because he was enthusiastic when a man spoke Swedish to him," said Vilad.