HUDSON, N.Y. (WRGB) — A 2-year-old child reported missing from Florida since January has been found alive in Hudson.

Police say the child was taken by a parent without legal authorization.

A nationwide search led investigators to Hudson.

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The child was found March 23 after several welfare checks.

The child was placed with the Columbia County Department of Social Services and later returned to Florida.

A family member is charged with obstructing governmental administration.

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