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Missing Child Alert canceled for 1-year-old girl who disappeared in Tampa

Both the child and mother have been found safe, deputies say.
Credit: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida Missing Child Alert was  issued for a 1-year-old girl who was last seen in Tampa Wednesday. 

Investigators say Philyonnie Williams-Jones was last spotted in the 8000 block of Shady Wood Drive. She was described as 2 feet tall and 37 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes.

Authorities say she may be with her biological mother: 37-year-old Marcedes Jones. Jones is described as a black woman who is 5-foot-3 and 254 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes.

Hillsborough County deputies say Marcedes and Philyonnie have since been found safe in Pasco County and there are no further details currently available. 

The pair was believed to be driving in a 2005 white Ford Taurus with Florida license plate number 7371XN. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the car has front end damage to the driver's side headlight.

For more information, call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 813-247-8200. 

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