Calgary police find parents of young girl found alone

Calgary police have identified the parents of a toddler found on her own on Saturday evening.

The Calgary Police Service said the girl is in good health and in a safe place, but declined to provide further information on Sunday morning.

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Officers said at around 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, the girl approached a woman working in her garage near the 2000 block of Dover Road S.E. The woman searched the area with the girl to try find her parents, but when no one recognized the child, the woman called police.

The CPS said the girl is about two or three years old, with brown eyes and brown hair. She was wearing a pink tank top, pink pants, brown sandals with blue straps and a purple hair tie.

Police credit the spread of information on social media for the case’s resolution.

The investigation is still ongoing.