NATALINA GALLARDO - 4 yo - St. Mary's GA

Police officers and canine teams are combing an area of St. Marys for a 4-year-old girl who disappeared about 11 a.m. Monday.

Natalina
Gallardo was last seen about 11 a.m. from just outside her home in a
mobile home park about 1 mile from Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. Her
mother told police she turned around and the child was missing.Police are stopping cars leaving the area, canvassing homes in the area and searching a wooded area nearby.Anyone who sees the girl or has any information is asked to call the St. Marys Police Department at 912-882-4488.

Police said a 4-year-old girl
reported missing Monday morning was safe at her day care center when
her mother reported that the girl had disappeared from in front of
their St. Marys mobile home.Police officers and canine teams
spent three hours combing an area about 1 mile from Naval Submarine
Base Kings Bay before learning the girl was never missing.The girl's mother told police she last saw her playing outside about 11 a.m.Police stopped cars leaving the area, canvassed homes in the area and searched a wooded area nearby.About 1:30 p.m., police announced that the child was safe and the mother had made up the story."Her
mom brought her in, and she has been here all day," said Karen Edwards,
a teacher at the day care. "I am a little surprised (she was reported
missing)."
So were police, who now have another investigation to see why the mother would tell them what she did."All
I know is that the mother took the child to school and the mother
called us for help," St. Marys Police Chief Tim Hatch said.Police
said they are still investigating and they have not filed charges
against the girl's mother, but they might in the future."This
investigation isn't just going to shut down and go away," Hatch said.
"There are obvious things we are going to look into."Police said the girl is now with her family and mother.