Missing child found in desert in Imperial County

May 6, 2025 10:41 AM

Published May 6, 2025 11:30 AM

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - A missing five-year-old girl was found in the desert after she was reported missing last weekend.

According to the Imperial County Sheriff's Office (ICSO), they received the call at around 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.

ICSO says the child was found three hours later, and says she was with her grandfather riding their quad bikes in the desert.

Apparently, ICSO says the bike the girl was riding ran out of fuel, and she hopped off her bike to walk back to her family. However, she got lost.

When she was found, ICSO says the girl was a little dehydrated and was taken to a nearby hospital.

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