Guardian identified for small child found wandering Sunday morning by Fort Myers police

Michael Braun, Fort Myers News-Press
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Fort Myers police are looking for the parent or guardian of a female child found wandering around 5 a.m. Sunday near Omni Lane and State Road 82.
Fort Myers police are looking for the parent or guardian of a female child found wandering around 5 a.m. Sunday near Omni Lane and State Road 82.

A guardian has been found for a female child found wandering around 5 a.m. Sunday by Fort Myers police.

Officers responded to the area of Omni Lane and State Road 82 and found the young female approximately 2-3 years old and dressed in a red Paw Patrol t-shirt near the Lexington Palms Apartment Complex.

After an alert was issued, police said the child's guardian called. A police official said the Florida Department of Children and Families is now investigating.

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During the search for a guardian the child was brought to FMPD headquarters.

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This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Child found wandering near Lexington Palms Apartment Complex in Fort Myers