Chapel Hill Police have located a missing child.

Police say five-year-old Moo Gay Ler Wah was seen at approximately 7:30 Wednesday morning in the area of Seawell Elementary School on Seawell School Road.

Wah is an Asian male with dark brown eyes and dark hair, according to authorities.

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