Missing toddler who wandered away from Chamblee home reunited with mother

CHAMBLEE, Ga. - A toddler who went missing after wandering away from his home in Chamblee is now back with his family after a search involving multiple law enforcement agencies overnight.

According to the Chamblee Police Department, 2-year-old Angel Austin had been around 7 p.m. at the 10 Perimeter Park Apartments at 10 Perimeter Park Drive off of N. Peachtree Road near Interstate 285. 

Angel's mom said that she left their apartment to go to her car and returned to find her son had vanished.

Family members told the police that Angel is autistic and non-verbal. 

Angel Austin  (Chamblee Police Department)

Overnight, several agencies, including Georgia State Patrol, DeKalb Fire Rescue, and K-9 units helped in the search. The Georgia State Patrol also provided a helicopter to aid in the efforts.

Police focused most of their efforts on searching the area around the apartment complex.

According to authorities, nearby doorbell cameras caught the child playing in the hallways of the apartment complex. 

After searching for hours, officers were able to reunite the young child with his family around 1 a.m. on Thursday.

FOX 5 cameras were there when Angel's relieved mother was reunited with her son.

Chamblee police told FOX 5 they didn't want to go home until they found Angel. Fortunately, that's exactly what happened in this case.