The Maryland woman who allegedly left her 4-year-old daughter with a couple at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport has been found, Athens-Clarke County police said Saturday.
“Officers with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department have located 29-year-old Maranda Harvey,” according to a statement.
Just before 10 a.m., Athens police received a 911 call from the Graduate Hotel, saying Harvey was thought to be an occupant at the hotel, police said.
Officers made contact with Harvey and positively identified her, according to police. She’s being evaluated by medical personnel.
“She is unharmed but somewhat confused about what occurred the last 24 hours,” Atlanta police Sgt. Warren Pickard said Saturday afternoon.
Harvey, of Odenton, Md., drove from her home and arrived at the airport Thursday evening, Pickard said earlier. When she got to the airport atrium, Harvey asked a couple to watch her child while she shopped, Pickard said.
Harvey left and never returned. The couple later called police.
Police said Harvey rented a white Nissan Versa with a Florida license plate and left town. The plate number was not released.
It is not known what connections, if any, Harvey has to Atlanta.
The child is with police until relatives in Maryland can be reached.
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