Cleo Smith found: WA police holding press conference at Carnarvon about missing girl – live updates
Police release photo of Cleo Smith in hospital and have body camera footage of the moment she was found; a 36-year-old man is in custody but no charges have been laid; We were looking for a needle in a haystack and we found it,' acting WA police commissioner says; Carnarvon mayor says he never gave up hope - follow the latest news about her rescue
A woman who lives in the same street as the house where Cleo Smith was found told Nine News she had not heard the raid at 1am, and had been shocked to learn that the four-year-old has been that close" all this time.
She said she was very pleased" to hear of the rescue:
I actually got a call about 4.30am from my nephew who said, Aunt, I just put the news on and she's been found.' I also got a call from my son who was on his way to Perth airport to go to work, and he said, Mum, the kid's been found.' And I jumped out of bed and I've been awake since then.
The main thing is that she was found well and alive. Well done to the Western Australian police force.
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