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

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

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

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

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