Clayton child reunited with parents after being found wandering in the road

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Clayton County police have reunited a little girl and her parents hours after she was found along a busy road.

Authorities said the girl was found Saturday morning walking on Riverdale Road near Phoenix Boulevard.

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Police did not provide her name, and say she is believed to be five years old.

It took police hours to find her parents because the girl only knew them by a nickname.

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It’s unclear why the child was on her own.

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