Missing baby found alive in box under sitter's bed

(CNN) -- A baby who had been missing for days was found alive late Wednesday in a box underneath the bed of the child's baby sitter, Florida authorities said early Thursday.

The sheriff of Washington County in rural northwest Florida carried the 7-month-old girl into the early morning news conference.

"This is Shannon Lee Dedrick. We found her safe; we do not usually get the happy endings that happened here today," Sheriff Bobby Haddock said.

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