We don't know the details, but there is probably little doubt that he had many many times where he was not watched and had the opportunity to get away. The problem, these abductors are such horrible people that he either broke the kids will or promised the kid that if he left, he would kill him and his family.
You are talking about kids and they are broken down and they believe that all hope is lost and it is futile to even try and get away because they will be caught. It says a lot about both kids to have survived this amount of time. Good for them and hopefully the guy never sees the light of day.
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