Missing Brac toddler found dead

A desperate search to locate a missing 2-year-old girl has ended in tragedy on Cayman Brac Tuesday morning.

Police, in a short statement Tuesday morning, said the girl was found unresponsive along the shoreline.

Emergency medical services attended the location and a doctor from Faith Hospital pronounced the child deceased at 10am Tuesday.

The child’s disappearance was reported by her mother who made a plea for help on social media after she could not locate her daughter.

Police said emergency services had responded to the report of the missing two year old at 5:16am.

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Following news of the disappearance, members of the public, personnel from Public Works Cayman Brac, the Fire Service and police began a search for the child.

Police said the RCIPS helicopter was deployed and conducted aerial searches.

The Cayman Brac Fire Service vessel carried out nearby offshore searches and, at around 9:30am, they located the missing child.

Police confirmed that a sudden death investigation will be carried out in relation to this incident.

Police also expressed condolences to the family of the deceased.