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Parents arrested after baby left alone on beach during boat trip – WFTV

LAKE GEORGE, NY — A man and a woman were arrested after a person found their baby alone on a beach in Lake George, New York, on Tuesday.

New York State Police said officers were called to Lake Shore Drive in Lake George shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday because a child had been left alone on the beach. A person in the area called police after hearing a child crying for an extended period of time and finding the child alone.

According to police, 30-year-old Paul Thorley and 28-year-old Mary Thorley allegedly left their child alone for fifteen minutes while boating in the area.

According to WTEN, the child was about five feet from the shore, police said.

According to the news agency, Paul Thorley and Mary Thorley were both charged with endangering the welfare of a child.