Missing Western Australian four-year-old Cleo Smith has been found.
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A statement from Deputy Commissioner Col Blanch states "Cleo is alive and well".
A police team broke their way into a locked house in Carnarvon, a coastal town north of Perth in Western Australia, about 1am.
They found little Cleo in one of the rooms.
The statement reads:
"One of the officers picked her up into his arms and asked her 'what's your name?'
"She said - 'My name is Cleo'.
Cleo was reunited with her parents a short time later.
Police said "this is the outcome we all hoped and prayed for".
"It's the outcome we've achieved because of some incredible police work.
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"I want to thank Cleo's parents, the Western Australian community and the many volunteers.
"And of course, I want to thank my colleagues in the Western Australia Police Force."
Police said they have a man from Carnarvon in custody who is being questioned by detectives.
"We'll have more to say on the rescue of Cleo as the day unfolds."