Young child found alone on highway shoulder near exit 16, Harriman NY


A report was made about a young child, about six years old, wearing a red hoodie and shorts. The child was seen alone standing on the right shoulder near exit 16 on southbound I-87 highway. No vehicles were near the child. The report was called in by a truck driver who noticed the child alone on the highway shoulder.
Audio|Source: New York State Thruway Authority - New York Division
03:45
Transcript:
00:00
Can you head out to Exit 16? We got a report, another reporter for pedestrian.
00:06
It's going to be that 60-year-old girl.
00:08
She is wearing a red hoodie and she is wearing shorts.
00:14
She is alone. No vehicles are patients decided.
00:27
That's going to be a pedestrian.
00:29
We got a call on just earlier, Guy and I call now.
00:34
It's going to be a child approximately six years old, standing on the right shoulder,
00:43
with a red hoodie on and shorts, all alone, no vehicles or patients.
00:52
Copy in the 5-5.
00:55
Exit 16.
00:59
Copy and up.
01:02
1934. One-five here, we call it.
01:12
That one was called in by a (name withheld).
01:19
Yes. Gaffone numbers. Do you like to have it?
01:27
Some people can.
01:32
7-1-56 from New York.
01:39
Did you say a six-year-old or a 16-year-old?
01:42
Six-year-year-old.
01:45
Let me see you're down around.
01:48
Yes, received 1935.
02:03
2-6-0, just confirming, 2-3 Southbound.
02:10
16 southbound, 16 south.
02:17
1935.
02:45
The other officers next to the arc is going to be right shoulder or left shoulder?
02:50
It will be on the right shoulder.
02:55
Copy.
02:58
1936.
03:27
7156 New York.
03:30
On 7156.
03:34
The caller is with a child threat.
03:39
That's a negative, it was called in by a passenger truck driver It was called in by a passenger truck driver
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