Mother of 5-year-old boy found unattended in Orange Park found safe
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CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – The Clay County Sheriff’s Office asked for the community’s help to locate the mother of a 5-year-old child who was found unattended at a hotel in Orange Park on Thursday afternoon.
The mother, along with her 14-year-old daughter, were later found safe, the Sheriff’s Office said.
No other information about the incident was released.
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