Parents located after Sarasota boy was found wandering alone

UPDATE: Police said they found the father of the child while searching the area of Mecca Drive. No other details were provided, but police said the investigation is ongoing.

EARLIER STORY: 

Police are searching for the guardians of a child they found alone Monday morning.

Sarasota police said they found the boy, between the ages of 4 and 5, wearing only a diaper in the parking lot of Florida Palm Apartments, located at 851 Mecca Drive. He was found just before 8 a.m.

Police said a resident found him, and the “child is unable to speak with officers.”

Anyone with information on the child’s identity or the whereabouts of his guardians are asked to call the Sarasota Police Department at (941) 316-1199.