POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is happy to announce that 3-year-old Thomas Owen Santos has been found safely.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office issued a MISSING JUVENILE ALERT Tuesday morning for Thomas Owen Santos of Davenport.
According to PCSO, Thomas’ family is visiting from out of town. Family members last heard and checked on Thomas at around 1:00 a.m.
A family member noticed the front door of the residence wide open at approximately 2:45 a.m., and the child was not found to be in the home. The family called the Sheriff’s Office to report the child missing.
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The PCSO Aviation Unit, Drone Unit, Marine Unit, and K-9 Unit (with a bloodhound) also responded and assisted in the search.
Thankfully, at around 7:20 a.m., detectives located Thomas, who was safe and sleeping on a neighbor’s porch less than a half-mile from where the family was staying.
Thomas was returned safely to his family.
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