ST. PETERSBURG — A St. Petersburg mother and her 1-year-old child who went missing Wednesday were found safe in a local hotel, police said.

Sydney Wyatt, 28, and her son, Future Johnson, were last seen on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Wyatt was staying with a woman near 15th Street N and 78th Terr. N. She borrowed a car, which was found abandoned in Pinellas Park on Thursday morning about 4 a.m. with several baby items inside of it, including a car seat. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a missing child alert for Future Thursday as news of the missing mother and child spread across the state.

"Thanks to the many tips and the media's help in getting out her photo, detectives found Sydney Wyatt and Future," police said in a news release.

The two were found shortly before 10 a.m. Representatives for the St. Petersburg Police Department said authorities were concerned for their safety, especially the child, and were relieved to find both safe.

Detectives and the Department of Children and Families are currently investigating the disappearance, but said it is too early in the investigation to offer any insight as to what led to the disappearance.

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