Crime & Safety
MI Troopers Find Missing 2-Year-Old In Ditch Wearing Only Diaper: MSP
Troopers said the 2-year-old was not injured, but he was still taken to a nearby hospital for further evaulation.
JACKSON COUNTY, MI — Troopers found a missing 2-year-old boy in a ditch near Interstate 94 in Jackson County on Saturday, according to police.
Family members told officers the child was last seen watching TV at 8:40 p.m. Saturday in the home on Pheasant Run Drive in Blackman Township, according to police.
Police learned of the disappearance about an hour later and began searching the area.
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Officials searched the area for roughly two hours before a trooper inside a Michigan State Police helicopter located a heat signature in a ditch near Interstate 94 and Airport Road, according to police.
Officers found the child in the ditch, curled up and wearing only a diaper, according to police.
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Although the child was cold, he was alert and conscious, according to police.
Police said the 2-year-old was not injured, but he was still taken Henry Ford Hospital where he was in good condition, according to police.
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