Searchers found a Canadian toddler alive on Wednesday, days after her mother, who now faces a child abandonment charge, reported her missing.
The strange story began unfolding Sunday around 3:30 p.m., when Claire’s 34-year-old mother, Rachel Todd, ran into a fireworks store in a panic, according to Canada’s National Post.
Todd told the employee that her daughter was missing and didn’t remember what happened.
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Claire, 3, was reportedly last seen at Todd’s house in Montreal, Canada, earlier that morning around 9:45 a.m.
Quebec police immediately launched an investigation, and announced it was deploying search and rescue teams.
The search continued for days, but police quickly noticed red flags about Todd.
Hours before Claire disappeared, Todd posted a TikTok video of herself holding Claire.
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