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A 1-year-old boy was found crawling in a roadside ditch on a Louisiana interstate after surviving two days in adverse weather, with his mother arrested hundreds of miles away. His 4-year-old brother was found dead in a nearby body of water the previous day. Their mother, Aaliya Jack, 25, was arrested and charged with failure to report a missing child, while investigations into the events leading to the discoveries and the cause of the older boy’s death are ongoing.
A 1-year-old boy survived adverse weather for two days and was found crawling in a roadside ditch on a Louisiana interstate, according to officials.
The toddler was discovered by a trucker on Interstate 10. His 4-year-old brother was found deceased in a nearby water body in southwestern Louisiana, close to the Texas border the previous day, reported the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office.
The children’s mother was arrested hundreds of miles away in Meridian, Mississippi.
Identified as 25-year-old Aaliya Jack, she was charged with failure to report a missing child, according to the sheriff’s office. An ongoing investigation is underway to determine the events that led to the boys’ discoveries. The 4-year-old’s cause of death is still under investigation by a coroner.
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Gary “Stitch” Guillory called the baby’s survival a “miracle”.
“This 1-year-old kid was found crawling around the interstate in a ditch after two days. We refer to him as our ‘miracle baby’. It’s a miracle he’s here”, said Guillory.
Adverse weather conditions were observed in the area.
Between Sunday and Tuesday, thunderstorms, heavy rain, and fog were recorded in nearby Lake Charles. Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Monday on the Texas coast, triggering tornadoes across northeastern Texas and western Louisiana, causing widespread power outages and destructive winds.
Police investigations commenced when a 4-year-old boy’s body was discovered.
Officers found the body near a rest stop in Vinton, Louisiana on Monday afternoon. An arrest warrant was issued for Jack on Monday evening, and she was subsequently arrested in Meridian without the 1-year-old.
The missing toddler was found in good condition.
A trucker spotted the toddler crawling in a ditch beside the eastbound lane of Louisiana’s Interstate 10 on Tuesday morning. The toddler was found in good condition and was taken into the care of Louisiana’s Department of Child and Family Services and sent to a nearby hospital.
The trucker’s quick action saved the toddler’s life.
“Thank god that trucker saw him and immediately contacted 911”, Guillory expressed his gratitude to the trucker who found the toddler. Despite insect bites, the toddler was in good health and spirits, according to Guillory.
The current status of the toddler.
As of Thursday morning, the toddler was in the custody of child services after being released from the hospital. The police investigation is still ongoing. The boy’s grandmother, Conswella Jack, expressed mix emotions, saying she felt both blessed that the toddler survived and hurt because of the loss of the other child.
Jack’s mother revealed she received a concerning text from her daughter.
Jack’s mother revealed that she received a text from Aaliya, suggesting her daughter was involved in a road accident. She was unable to reach her after several attempts to call. The sheriff awaits the coroner’s report from Beaumont, Texas on the 4-year-old child’s cause of death.
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