This is worrying: a girl of 4 has gone missing from a campsite in Australia.
(Safe Guardian link)
Disappearance of Cleo Smith, four, from family’s tent in Western Australia ‘extremely concerning’
This strikes a chord with me. As parents know, young children love to get away from adults and go exploring. When my kids were small I felt like a mother hen, constantly checking how many were present.
When I occasionally couldn't account for one, the first feeling of dread was like a lead weight: I could hardly breathe for fear.
Then I'd spot the little monkey crouched behind the sofa stuffing stolen biscuits or up a tree shouting 'Mum! Mum! Look how high I can climb!'
One sneaked off in the Co-Op Superstore and was found by staff covered in yogurt and surrounded by empty cartons. I refused to cover the loss because the staff hadn't stopped him.
Anyway... toddlers can escape from tents and caravans while adults are asleep or busy socialising right next to them.
A child might be put to bed at a normal time, then wake up and go for a wander. They're usually found quite quickly.
A couple of years ago in Cheshire a little boy of only 16 months did this and sadly drowned in a nearby lake.
(Safe Liverpool Echo link)
Baby boy drowned in lake at caravan park after parents woke up to find him missing
If someone who saw Corey wandering had apprehended him (as I CERTAINLY would have) he'd have been safe.