Queensland Police locate baby after urgent amber alert

Police have located a four-week old baby after fears the child’s life could be at “significant risk”.

Police have located a four-week old baby after fears the child’s life could be at “significant risk”. Picture: NCA NewsWIRE / John Gass

Queensland Police have located a missing four-week old baby boy from Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley after authorities deployed an urgent amber alert.

The baby was located safe and well at Kangaroo Point a short while later.

A 37-year-old woman who was known to the child was also located.

She was last spoken to on Thursday midday and was believed to be travelling the Brisbane City area on foot.

Authorities issued an amber alert just after 11am on Friday. The urgent alarm is deployed to media in situations involving the search and recovery of an abducted child or high risk missing child.

People are urged to ring 131 561 to provide information about this abduction, or call 000 to relay life threatening information about this abduction.