OTTUMWA, Iowa — The Ottumwa Police Department has located the parents of a young boy found walking in town by himself Monday morning.
The department was contacted around 10 a.m. Monday about the child walking near the intersection of Second Street and Cooper Street in Ottumwa, according to a Facebook post.
"Officers proceeded to go door-to-door looking for the parents and inquiring if they knew where the child may reside, but were unable to locate where the child came from," the post read. "The child is currently safe at the Ottumwa Police Department."
In a Monday afternoon release, the department announced the parents have been located and contacted.
"The Ottumwa Police Department would like to thank everyone who helped assisting in finding the parents," the release says.
