A young boy has been reunited with his family after he wandered off alone from his Albion Park Rail home in the early morning.
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A member of the public discovered the boy on the Princes Highway, near the intersection with Creamery Road, about 6.45am on Thursday.
He was wearing a set of blue and purple pyjamas with yachts on them.
Unconfirmed reports suggest he was poised to cross the road at a set of pedestrian lights.
Police were notified and issued a public appeal about 8.20am, in a bid to find the boy’s family.
He was described as being three or four years old, with a tan complexion, dark brown curly hair and green/hazel eyes.
A relative attended Lake Illawarra Police Station shortly after 9am and collected the boy.
Police say they were unable to communicate with the child during the time he spent lost.
Multiple social media commentators have indicated this was due to the child suffering a developmental condition.
The Mercury understands the child wandered about 250 metres from his home, before he came to the attention of a passer-by.
