Child found safe after a search at a Panama City Beach resort.
Wed Oct 7, 2026 at 1:12 PM CT · PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
Child found safe after a search at a Panama City Beach resort. Police were called to a beach resort on Front Beach Road on Wednesday afternoon after a child was reported missing. The child had last been seen on the beach and was located a short time later at the resort pool.
Details are preliminary and not yet confirmed by an official release.
What we know
- Reported: Wed Oct 7, 2026 at 1:12 PM CT
- Location: Front Beach Road area, Panama City Beach
- Community: PANAMA CITY BEACH
- Status: Preliminary – not an official report
Confirmed vs. not yet known
| HEARD ON DISPATCH | Police were called to a beach resort on Front Beach Road on Wednesday afternoon after a child was reported missing. The child had last been seen on the beach and was located a short time later at the resort pool. |
| PRELIMINARY | This comes from a short radio clip and has not been confirmed by an agency. |
| NOT KNOWN | how long the search lasted |
Dispatch timeline
Dispatch received a report of a missing juvenile at a beach resort on Front Beach Road; the child was last seen on the beach and was later reported found at the resort pool.
Source: Bay County Law Enforcement dispatch audio, auto-transcribed.
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