A four-year-old boy who sparked a large police hunt after being reported missing was found - hiding at home.
Merseyside Police received a report at 6pm that a child was missing.
Officers were called to the scene in Fazakerley and one witness told the ECHO she saw eight police cars.
The witness said: "There are eight police cars at the scene and more looking for him.
"I have had to move on to my work as I’m a carer but I am looking in gardens."
However the force incident manager at Merseyside Police confirmed the four-year-old boy had been located.
The spokesman said: "A call came in at 18.03pm to report a four-year-old missing boy.
"The child was located at his home address in Kinross Road.
"The child had been hiding."
A spokeswoman for Merseyside Police confirmed the child was found "safe and well".
