A group of homeless people have rescued a lost toddler wandering the streets of Darwin.
Stanley Gameraidj, Janis Ganawa and Patania Marawa found a three-year-old boy wandering the streets of Darwin alone at 3am on Monday.
‘He wasn’t upset,’ Mr Gameraidj told Sky News.
The two men began to look for the boy’s parents, while Ms Marawa lay with the child in a park in Fannie Bay.
Patania Marawa, Janis Ganawa and Stanley Gameraidj found a three-year-old boy wandering the streets of Darwin alone at 3am on Monday
‘We waited for if his parents would come and look for him… we waited for three hours and then he fell asleep with us, he was really tired, and then after that we called the cops,’ Mr Gameraidj said.
Northern Territory Police said the boy had walked away from his parents’ nearby apartment in the early hours of the morning while they were sleeping.
The group took the boy back to his parents’ house to reunite the family, where the rescuers were met with hugs and appreciation.
‘We’re homeless people… we’re all human beings. We help each other no matter what, white or black…
‘We found that… little boy, that’s what we did, always love,’ Mr Gameraidj said
‘We found that… little boy, that’s what we did, always love,’ Mr Gameraidj said.
‘He’s in safe hands now with his parents so I’m glad that I did something that I really loved. A really grateful thing that I did.’
The rescue comes after the NT government announced they were looking to address the issue of homeless people in Darwin.
The Territory Connect Program is one of the measures introduced, which aims to return people to their home communities.
The rescue comes after the NT government announced they were looking to address the issue of homeless people in Darwin