A toddler was seen walking in the rain down a main road wearing just a nappy.
People looked for his parents after he was seen walking on Clock Face Road near Aldi in St Helens, the Liverpool Echo reports.
Police took the boy, aged around two or three, into their care.
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People frantically searched for his parents by knocking nearby doors.
Others took to social media to express concerns for the child's welfare and implore his parents to collect him.
Police fortunately found the Father of the child soon after.
It is unknown how the child came to be alone on the road.
A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: "At around 9.55am this morning (Friday, August 6) we received a report that a young child was found alone, walking along Clock Face Road in St Helens.
"Patrols attended and located the child's father a short while later.
"The child was taken to hospital as a precaution.
"Social services have been informed and an investigation into the incident is ongoing."
