Deputies in Orangeburg County locate 3-year-old’s parents

ORANGEBURG, SC. (WRDW/WAGT) - Investigators with the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office have identified the parents of a small child located Sunday morning.

As of 4:30 p.m., the child’s parents have been identified and located. The sheriff’s office said deputies are still investigating how the child came to be without a caregiver.

Just after 10 a.m. Sheriff Leroy Ravenell announced that deputies located a boy around 3-year-old and weighing 35 pounds in Roosevelt Gardens.

After speaking with close to 40 people, law enforcement still has no identification on the child and is calling on the community for help.

The clothing the child is pictured in is what deputies found him wearing this morning.