( CNN ) -- A 4-year-old Arizona boy reported missing was found by horseback riders in a steep canyon Monday morning after an 18-hour search , police said . Travis Mitchell appeared in `` good spirits '' and had no signs of injury , Payson , Arizona , police said in a statement . He was taken to a local hospital and reunited with his volunteers . Travis was playing with several other children about 5 p.m. Sunday in a wooded area of a neighborhood west of the Payson airport , authorities said . When the children returned home , Travis was not with them , Payson police said in a statement . The boy 's parents and friends began searching and called police when they could not find him . Several agencies were participating in the search Monday , along with `` numerous friends , family and citizens of Payson , '' police said . `` There is no indication of foul play at this time . '' Travis was the third Arizona toddler to be reported missing recently . The body of 2-year-old Emmett Trapp was found earlier this month about a mile from his home in Yavapai County , lying in a muddy pit once used to collect waste products from a former mining site . He had been missing for two days . Police said at the time there were no indications of foul play and that the cause of the child 's death appeared to be exposure . Sylar Newton , also 2 , went missing July 25 from a camping site in Rimrock , Arizona , and is presumed dead , police have said . CNN 's Melanie Whitley and HLN 's Natisha Lance contributed to this report .
NEW : 4-year-old Travis has been found . Travis was last seen morning earlier this month . He had been playing with friends in a wooded area . He was the third Yavapai County toddler reported missing recently .