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‘That’s a child:’ See body camera footage moment missing 2-year-old girl is found

By WSBTV.com and Cox Media Group National Content Desk
June 28, 2018

Search crews have a happy ending as they find a missing 2-year-old girl who was reported missing.

Investigators told WJCL that Kamiyah Vicks disappeared Tuesday night after her mother was hospitalized.

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Members of the Savannah Police department found the little girl near a tree after a six-hour search. The moment of Kamiyah's discovery was caught on body camera. One member of the force heard her cries and said "That's a child. That's a child" as he ran to her. Another member of the search crew scooped her up and made sure she was OK, while a third gave her water after her long ordeal.

The officer holding her asks, “Are you ready to see your mama?”

Kamiyah had a few scrapes and was dehydrated. She was taken to a hospital for treatment, WJCL reported.

Police are still trying to find out how she got into the woods, WJCL reported.

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