NORTH CAROLINA -- The Scotland County Sheriff's Office says 3-year-old Allyson Oxendine has been located alive.

The sheriff did not release any other details about where she was found, but thanked members of the community for their assistance. An Amber Alert was issued after 11 p.m. Wednesday night.

The search was centered around Hunt Road in the Laurel Hill community, which is about 90 minutes south of Raleigh, just ten miles away from the South Carolina border.