Toddler who wandered outside in pyjamas and boots found safe

A three-year-old girl managed to wander out of her home in the Ottawa neighbourhood ofVanier on Thursday morning wearing only pyjamas and winter boots, and was found safe by a neighbour.

It happened on Blake Boulevard, near Montreal Road and McArthurAvenue, at about 8:30 a.m. ET, said Ottawa police Const. CharlesBenoit. It was about 8C at the time.

The girl was found walking outside in the street on her own by a neighbour, who took the girl insideandcalled police, Benoit said.

The girl was feeling cold and was treated for "very, very mild hypothermia," Ottawa paramedic spokesman J.P. Trottier said.

The girl had not suffered any injuries, but she wastaken to the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario for a check-up as a precautionary measure, Trottier said.

Criminal charges have not been laid. The Children's Aid Society is conducting a follow-up investigation, Benoitsaid.

In February, a three-year-old Toronto boydied in hospital after spending hours outside when he wandered away from anapartment building wearing only a T-shirt, diaper and boots.

In that case it was about 19 C at thetime, but felt more like 28 with the wind chill.