At around 12:36 a.m. Wednesday morning the Seattle Police Department took to social media to ask for the public's help in locating toddler Kevin Szal who was taken while his mother was in the hospital. About two hours later, around 2:36 a.m. the SPD Blotter page was updated with the short note "missing toddler has been found in Burien".

Szal, 20-months-old, had been missing since Aug.23 while his mother was receiving treatment at Harbor View Mediacal Center. She was told that her child could not be in the treatment room with her without additional adult supervision. The mother asked an acquaintance known as Michael Mau to take the child so she could pick him up later.

That was the last time she had seen her child or heard from Mau.

On Aug.25 the mother raised concerns about what had happened to her son with a hospital social worker. The SPD became involved once this social worker relayed the mother's story to them.

According to the SPD Blotter page Mau is a 28-year-old Samoan man who is believed to be living in a tent near SW 136 St. and Ambaum Blvd. SW. Initial searches of this location yielded negative results. It is unknown at this time where in Burien or with whom the child was found with.

This story will be updated once more information becomes available.