Heat-seeking technology helps locate missing 2-year-old child wearing only a diaper
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A two-year-old child was safely rescued by Michigan State Police after vanishing for several hours, officials said.
The Blackman-Leoni Department of Public Safety said in a news release that it responded to a call about the missing toddler on Saturday night. The child had last been seen watching television around 8:43 p.m. local time. About an hour later, authorities were called and told the child was missing. Darin McIntosh, the director of public safety for the township, told CBS News that the call was made by the toddler’s parents.
Asearcheffort,includingtheBlackman-LeoniK-9unit,theMichiganStatePoliceK-9unitandanMSPhelicopter,waslaunched.Lawenforcementofficersandvolunteercommunitymembersalsoparticipatedinthesearch,thedepartmentsaid.
Thechildwassafelyfoundaround11:33p.m.Authoritiessaytheyusedheat-seekingtechnologytolocatethechild.VideoreleasedbytheMichiganStatePoliceonMondayshowsthehelicoptertrackingaheatsignalinawoodedarea.Thesignalwasdetectedabout15minutesafterenteringthearea,t
