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Facebook helps reunite lost Va. boy with family

Police in South Hill, Va., turned to Facebook Sunday morning in the search for the family of a lost boy.
Posted 2019-08-25T15:16:58+00:00 - Updated 2019-08-25T20:48:13+00:00
Lost child found in Virginia near NC line

Police in South Hill, Va., turned to Facebook Sunday morning in the search for the family of a lost boy.

The boy, who said his name is Jamal, was found alone early Sunday morning in Virginia's Tanglewood Shores community near Beechwood Drive. Before 1 p.m., the boy's family had been located.

The boy was in the care of the Mecklenburg Police Department until that time.

No other details were provided.

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