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1-year-old found after going missing from DC on Halloween

The girl was reported missing 11 days after she was last seen in Southeast D.C.

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D.C. police have found a 1-year-old girl more than a week after she went missing.

The girl went missing on Halloween but her disappearance wasn't reported until Monday, Nov. 11, D.C. police said.

She has been found in good health, police announced Tuesday. Further details about where she was, or how she was found, weren't immediately released.

On Monday, police said she was last seen at about noon on Oct. 31 on E Street SE in D.C., near the Maryland border.

Police had said the little girl could have been with a 31-year-old man. Authorities didn’t give further details on their relationship, how she disappeared or why more than a week passed before she was reported missing.

On Nov. 11, police announced she was considered critical missing. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, a person is considered critically missing when they’re under 15, over 65 or believed to be in danger.

Anyone with information about was asked to contact D.C. police.

EDITOR'S NOTE (Nov. 12, 2024, 9:44 a.m.): News4 removed the girl's name from this article to protect her privacy after police announced she'd been found safe.

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