LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Authorities have located a child reported missing Wednesday afternoon in Hidden Valley Lake.

The 3-year-old girl was located shortly after 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, according to radio reports confirmed by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

Lt. Corey Paulich said the girl was found and is safe.

The girl had been reported missing earlier in the afternoon in the area of Hacienda Court.

Lake County Sheriff’s deputies, California Highway Patrol officers and firefighters were joined by community members in the search.

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