At approximately 8:55 p.m. scanner traffic indicated that a hasty search is being conducted in the area of 2000 Branscomb Road in Laytonville for a missing 4-year-old girl.
The four-year-old girl had been missing approximately 15 minutes since first reported and is said to be wearing a pink Yoda t-shirt.
Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol, and Laytonville Fire Department are responding to the call.
UPDATE 9:10 p.m.: First responder can be heard over the scanner navigating to the area where the 4-year-old was last seen going through gates and rural roads.
UPDATE 9:40 p.m.: Laytonville Fire Department Chief Sue Carberry reports the girl was found.
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