AJ Elfalak’s rescuer has made medallions from a Warren Brown cartoon

The volunteer who discovered missing AJ Elfalak has produced a series of medallions for emergency services as a heartfelt reminder of the day he was found.

The SES volunteer who found missing AJ Elfalak has transformed a Warren Brown cartoon into a series of medallions for first responders as a touching reminder that “nothing is impossible”.

Greg ‘Bluey’ Chalmers found the missing three-year-old in a creek bed 500 metres from his home in Putty in September after he disappeared for four days, sparking a large-scale rescue mission.

Anthony 'AJ' Elfalak is found. Picture: NSW Police

AJ was found safe. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Peter Lorimer

Renowned Daily Telegraph cartoonist Warren Brown sketched a cartoon of the moment has was discovered, depicting Elfalak wrapped in a blanket and being embraced by Bluey as he carried the boy to his mother.

In a tribute to the volunteers involved in the rescue mission, Bluey has reproduced the cartoon into 50 limited-edition key tags.

Warren Brown’s cartoon.

AJ is spotted from a PolAir helicopter.

AJ at his family’s homestead in Putty, after being reunited with his family and getting a long night’s sleep. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Peter Lorimer

“Producing the key tags, I wanted to remind first responders out there every day, there is a positive to what we do and for a moment looking at the image shows nothing is impossible when we all come together and work as a team,” Bluey wrote in a letter to Warren.

“We have 50 tags and they are going to be sent to the teams involved in the search for AJ as a reminder of that day and the call they heard over their radio:”We have AJ. AJ is OK!”

AJ falling asleep in his rescuer’s arms. Picture: NSW Police

A large team of emergency workers and volunteers searched for AJ. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Peter Lorimer

Bluey wrote a heartfelt letter to Warren thanking him for allowing him to reproduce the cartoon into key tags.

“When Scott sent me a copy of your cartoon it got to me and yes, I choked up for a few minutes thinking of a moment I will never forget; when I was sitting in the creek with AJ and said to him, “com’on AJ, let’s go find mummy,” he said.

“AJ gripped on to my shirt and wasn’t going to let go. He eventually fell asleep but never let go of his grip until he heard his mum’s voice.”

Bluey has had several requests for more key tags and is considering whether to commission more. If he does, he plans to donate any proceeds to Children with Autism.

Warren, who spent hours crafting the cartoon with ink and brush, was gifted one of the medallions.

“It was an amazing moment in all of the misery of everything that was happening. The thing that struck me was when Bluey comes out of the bush with AJ and you could see his nametag and I thought how Aussie is that. He was also holding AJ in this loving embrace, like a love heart,” he said.