Three sisters drove from Alabama to South Florida to be reunited with their 2-year-old nephew, who was found Sunday morning wandering alone in the parking lot of an apartment complex.
They met with detectives at the Miramar Police Department in hopes of finding out why little Kamdyn Cavett was alone and what happened to her 21-year-old mother, Leila Cavett.
“We just want to know that my sister is fine,” Gina Lewis told reporters on Tuesday. “We really are not sure what is going on.”
Cavett lives in Atlanta, while the rest of the family lives in Jasper, Alabama, which is northwest of Birmingham and about 800 miles (1,287 kilometers) from Miramar.
The family said Cavett had no known link to South Florida. They are desperate for answers.
“If it’s okay, please let someone know,” Lewis said. “She would never have left it like that.”
The boy was seen around 8 am Sunday by Ebony Williams, who told police he had gone out for coffee and saw the boy when he returned. When she realized that the boy, who was only wearing a T-shirt and a diaper, was alone, he walked around the neighborhood looking for his parents. Then she called the police.
When Miramar police posted the boy’s photo on social media, it went viral and his family saw it online. Police said in a later post that they were looking for Leila Cavett, who was last seen driving a white Chevy Silverado 3500 from the mid to late 1990s, with a red tailgate and a “Baby on Board” sign on the passenger window.
Cavett’s family told reporters that the last time they spoke to her was two weeks ago.
“I contacted her on July 17. We were on the phone for about an hour and she was fine,” said one of the sisters. “She had no plans to come to Florida, so we are very confused right now.”
