LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Police found a missing 2-year-old child in a ditch near I-94 in Jackson County on Saturday.
The Blackman-Leoni Department of Public Safety reports that they responded to a call regarding a missing 2-year-old child from Pheasant Run Dr. in Blackman Twp.
The child was reported last seen watching TV in the family’s home at around 8:43 p.m.
Police were notified of the disappearance about an hour later.
The Blackman-Leoni K-9 unit, Michigan State Police (MSP) K-9 unit, and an MSP helicopter were all deployed to search for the child.
Attending officers and volunteer community members searched the area for nearly two hours.
Nearly three hours after the child went missing, an MSP trooper located a heat signature in a ditch near I-94 and Airport Rd. at 11:33 p.m. while searching from a helicopter.
The department reports that the child was found curled up, wearing only a diaper.
Police say the child was not injured but was taken to an ambulance and transported to Henry Ford Hospital by Jackson Community Ambulance for evaluation.
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