A missing Colorado toddler at the center of an Amber Alert died just hours after being found.
Nain Dominguez, two, was found on Sunday morning with what the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office described as ‘life-threatening injuries’.
He was taken to the hospital but later died, family confirmed.
Nain was last seeing playing, wearing a green sweatshirt and sweatpants, with his siblings on Saturday at the Stratmoor Hill Trailhead Park in Colorado Springs around 5pm.
Nain Dominguez, two (pictured), from Colorado Springs, Colorado, disappeared on Saturday. A statewide Amber Alert was issued around 9.30pm
He was found on Sunday morning with what the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office described as ‘life-threatening injuries’. Nain (pictured) was transferred to the hospital where he laterdied, family confirmed
According to family and friends, an older sibling noticed he was missing. Four hours later, at around 9.30pm, a statewide Amber Alert was sent out.
In an earlier statement, authorities said he was possibly being carried by a man into a large, white van with no rear windows.
However, just after midnight on Sunday, both El Paso County deputies and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children said information about the man and the vehicle were no longer believed to be related to the toddler’s disappearance.
Nain was found around 7.15am, more than 14 hours after he went missing.
Nain was last seen playing, wearing a green sweatshirt and sweatpants, with his siblings on Saturday at the Stratmoor Hill Trailhead Park (pictured) in Colorado Springs around 5pm
The sheriff’s office did not elaborate on where he was found, although KKTV said he was put into an ambulance at the intersection of Aqualane Drive and Forest Road, near where he was last seen.
No details were provided by the sheriff’s office regarding the child’s condition or how he died.
The investigation into Nain’s disappearance is still active., according to a police spokesperson.