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Deputies Searching For Young Child Reportedly Seen Walking Alone In Union County

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

4

First seen

Oct 13, 10:42 PM EDT

updated Oct 14, 3:54 PM EDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by WSOC-TV (Channel 9 ABC), WBTV (CBS 3) and 2 others, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

Deputies are searching for a young child seen walking alone in Union County, and authorities have asked parents to come forward, WJZY, WCNC-TV, WBTV, and WSOC-TV reported.

Written by our system from the sources below (4), version 5, Oct 14, 4:39 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 13, 11:14 PM EDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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Union County and its neighbours, as they are right now. The event is placed on the county; it is not drawn as a point.

How We Decided

Oct 13, 11:17 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.