PRATTVILLE — A four-year-old boy was found walking on a dirt road in cold Alabama Saturday morning, police said.
Sheriff Mark Harrell said a passerby saw the boy walking along a road in the Marbury area of Autauga County on Jan. 31 wearing pajamas and socks and called authorities. Harrell said the child was believed to have been outside for about half an hour when he was found.
He said the boy was taken to a shelter and was safe.
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Information from the National Weather Service reporting station at Grubby Airport in Prattville said the temperature was 26 degrees, the wind chill was 16 degrees, and it was snowing.
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The child’s mother, who was found around 12:30 p.m., told investigators she left the child in the care of a family member who lived nearby before going to work, Harrell said.
Human Resources is also investigating the incident and may file criminal charges in the case, Harrell said.
Contact Montgomery Advertiser reporter Marty Roney: mroney@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared in The Montgomery Advertiser: Child found walking on dirt road in Alabama in cold weather