(UPDATE: The Child was found and is safe. – Check back for more details)

Original post: The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed with KJAN News, that emergency crews are searching for a missing two and one-half year old male child in an area east of Panama. The family woke up to find the child gone from the area near 609 1600th Street. Firefighters from Panama were paged out to assist in the search at around 4:30-a.m.  Crews from Earling and Westphalia and Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies are also on the scene. Additional information is currently not available.