Crime & Safety

Toddler Found After Wandering Away from Pescadero Home

Cal Fire and California state parks rangers joined deputies in searching for the boy Thursday.

A 3-year-old went missing briefly from his Pescadero home on Thursday, sparking a search of the remote area, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.

The boy was reported missing from the 1000 block of West Ranch Road outside Pescadero around 3:45 p.m., officials said.

Cal Fire and California state parks rangers joined deputies in a search of the area. The boy was located about 30 minutes later and was returned to his parents, officials said.

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