NEW : Kevin 's father tells CNN affiliate the boy had plotted his escape for a while . ` ` An innocent victim is returned to his family , '' the ambassador says . Report : ` In this holiday season nothing makes me happier than knowing that an innocent victim is returned to his family in time for holiday celebrations , '' Harry Thomas , the U.S. ambassador to the Philippines , said in a weekend statement . Kevin walked for two days , surviving on candies and coconut . He was found by police in an abandoned house with no food or water.
NEW : Kevin 's father tells CNN affiliate the boy had plotted his escape for a while . ` ` An innocent victim is returned to his family , '' the ambassador says . Report : Kevin walked for two days , surviving on candies and coconut . He was found by police in an abandoned house with no food or water.