State police said there's no evidence foul play or neglect played a role in Caleigh Harrison's disappearance.
Rockport and State Police dig near the outflow of a tidal estuary at low tide on Long Beach in connection to the disappearance of Caleigh Harrison, Friday, May 4, 2012 in Rockport, Mass. Caleigh Anne Harrison of Gloucester disappeared April 12 while playing with her mother and 4-year-old sister. Her mother says she turned away briefly to retrieve a ball, and Caleigh was gone. (AP Photo/The Boston Globe, Josh Reynolds, Pool)BOSTON — Police investigating the disappearance of a 2-year-old girl from a Rockport beach have filed a report with Massachusetts child welfare authorities of potential neglect of her 4-year-old sister.
State police spokesman David Procopio said Thursday night there's no evidence foul play or neglect played a role in Caleigh Harrison's April 19 disappearance. He said the Department of Children and Families will decide whether to investigate her sister's welfare.
Caleigh's mother says she turned away from the girls briefly to retrieve a ball when Caleigh disappeared. Caleigh's father said on HLN's "Nancy Grace" show that Caleigh's sister mentioned a man that took her sister. Police say they have no evidence of that, and ocean current tests have shown Caleigh could have been swept out to sea.
Telephone listings for the parents could not be found Thursday night.