Missing 6-year-old found in critical condition after water search in Dundalk

A 6-year-old child who went missing Friday morning in Dundalk was found and taken to Bayview Hospital in critical condition, a Baltimore County Fire Department spokesperson said.

Baltimore County police began searching for the nonverbal child, identified as Marcel Traoren, around 7 a.m. after he was missing near Sandy Plains Elementary School, Joy Stewart, the department spokesperson said. The search was then expanded to Lynch Cove.

“We have reason to believe that the child may have left the home around 5 a.m. this morning,” Stewart said.

The county’s fire department joined the search around 9 a.m. in the Baltimore County waters, according to spokesperson Travis Francis Sr. The child was transported to the hospital around 11:43 a.m.

Lynch Cove connects to Bear Creek, a tributary of the Patapsco River. The area is home to Lynch Cove Park, Inverness Park and the West Inverness Park boat ramp.

This story will be updated.