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UPDATE: Amber Alert canceled for 3 year-old Walton Co. boy

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UPDATE:
 
The Walton County Sheriff's Office says 3 year-old Austin Waters has been found unharmed and was returned to his mother.
 
The amber alert was canceled around 5:30 Sunday morning.  Officials say the boy was found with his father, 44 year-old Bobby Waters, who kidnapped the child yesterday. 
 
The two were located in Polk County.  Bobby Waters was arrested for kidnapping and is in the Polk County Jail.
 
 
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Authorities believe a 3 year-old boy from Walton County has been abducted and is in extreme danger.
 
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has issued a Levi's call for 3 year-old Austin Waters.
 
Officials say the child was last seen around 1:30pm Saturday wearing blue jean overalls, a red short-sleeve flannel shirt and cowboy boots at 1605 Hwy 138 Monroe, Georgia.

Authorities believe Austin was abducted by Bobby Waters, a 44 year-old white man and the two were traveling on Hwy 138 headed towards Gainesville, Georgia.
The Walton County Sheriff's Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are looking for a Gray 1993 Toyota Camry with a tag number BQW9549 or a 1990 Geo Metro with tag number BYK4692.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of the child or the car contact Walton County Sheriff's Office at 770-267-6556.


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