An eight- month- old baby boy lost in the chaos after a truck rammed into a crowd in the French Riviera city of Nice killing at least 84 people was tracked down through Facebook today.
A concerned friend , Tiava Banner , sent out an appeal on Facebook looking for any information on the whereabouts of the child who had been lost in a blue stroller when the rampaging truck sent hundreds fleeing in panic as they watched Bastille Day fireworks. The Facebook post read:
“ We have lost BB 8 months . Nice friends if you’ ve seen him if you were there if you have collected please contact me!!!!!”
The post was shared at least 22 , 000 times until it was updated with :
“ Found! Thank you Facebook to all those who have helped us and sent messages of support (I won ’ t answer to all really sorry )!!!!!!! Stop the calls and messages – no interview . (Precision: I’ m not the mother of the baby) Other members of the family are hospitalized . No comment more. Thank you. In Prayer for my family and all the families of the victims .
A member of the family contacted by AFP on Today said :
“ A young woman found him and took him home with her. She then went online and found the photo of the baby on Facebook . The woman then contacted the baby’ s parents ”
Source : AFP , Facebook
“ A young woman found him and took him home with her. She then went online and found the photo of the baby on Facebook . The woman then contacted the baby’ s parents ”
Source : AFP , Facebook
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