Missing Brainerd toddler found safe in doghouse

A toddler who wandered away from her Brainerd area day care has been found safe, sleeping in a doghouse.

Authorities were called Monday about a 1 1/2-year-old girl who had walked away from her day-care provider's home near the Mississippi River.

The Crow Wing County sheriff's office says about 15 minutes later, the girl was found sleeping in a doghouse at a neighboring home.

The Brained Dispatch reports the girl appeared to be OK and was reunited with her mother.

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Information from: The Brainerd Daily Dispatch

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