Australian police find 4-year-old girl missing for over 2 weeks

CARNARVON, Australia — Authorities successful Australia person recovered a 4-year-old miss who had been missing for much than 2 weeks.

The Western Australia Police Force says the girl, named Cleo Smith, was located successful a location successful Carnarvon, astir 30 miles distant from a distant campsite wherever she went missing.

Western Australia Police Commissioner Chris Dawson told the section media that 4 officers broke down a doorway of the location Cleo was successful and recovered the miss successful a country astatine astir 1 a.m. Wednesday.

Deputy Commissioner Col Blanch said successful a statement that 1 of the officers picked Cleo up and asked her “What’s your name?” She replied, “My sanction is Cleo,” according to Blanch.

Cleo was reunited with her parents a abbreviated clip later.

“She’s alive, she’s safe, and she’s backmost with ma and dad,” said Dawson.

On social media, the child's parent wrote, “Our household is full again.”

The constabulary section confirmed that a 36-year-old antheral from Carnarvon has been taken into custody successful transportation with the case, and he’s being questioned by detectives. His sanction has not yet been released.

The section thanked Cleo’s parents, section instrumentality enforcement, and a assemblage of volunteers who helped successful the child’s rescue.

“This is the result we each hoped and prayed for. It’s the result we’ve achieved due to the fact that of immoderate unthinkable constabulary work,” said Blanch.

The kid vanished from her family’s structure astatine Blowholes Campground successful Macleod connected Oct. 16.

Her disappearance some horrified and captivated the nation. A reward worthy astir $750,000 (American dollars) was offered by the country authorities for accusation that led to Cleo’s whereabouts.