The child had been alone in a locked car stuck in mud on a rural Alaska road, authorities said.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Officials have ended their search for a woman whose 2-year-old grandchild was found alone last week in a locked car that stuck in mud on a rural Alaska road, authorities said.
No clues to the whereabouts of Mary Dawn Wilson, 69, have emerged since her Ford Focus was found last Thursday with the child and personal items believed to belong to Wilson, the Alaska Department of Public Safety said in a statement on Saturday.The search was changed from “active” to “reactive,” meaning that a search could be launched again if officials receive new information or evidence, the statement said.
This undated photo provided by the Alaska State Troopers shows Mary Dawn Wilson. Authorities were searching for Wilson after her 2-year-old grandchild was found alone and abandoned on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in a locked car on a rural Alaska road. Wilson’s car was found Thursday on Stampede Road, off the Parks Highway just outside the small community of. Officials believe her vehicle got stuck on Tuesday and that she started walking away from the highway instead of toward it.
The toddler was initially handed over to the state Office of Children’s Services and appeared to be in good health, officials have said.reported. Wilson had been watching the child while the mother was working in rural Alaska.
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