Another Missing Florida Five-Year-OldSATSUMA, Fla. -- After two days of searching, there are still no signs of a missing 5-year-old girl from Putnam County.
Haleigh Cummings has been missing since Monday night.
However, investigators still don't know for sure if she was abducted or wandered out of her home.
Deputies said there were no signs of forced entry, but a back door was open.
On Wednesday, searchers went door to door in the area and also searched a river near the girl's home to see if she may have somehow ended up in the water.
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According to Haleigh's grandmother, she believes her granddaughter is still alive, but is no longer in the Putnam County area.
Crystal Sheffield, Haleigh's mother, admits the girl has wandered off before and was found in a canal.
"It wasn't like she wandered out. I mean, we were getting ready to leave. I told her father to get her and put here in the car. I had already put Junior, the baby, in the car. I went back in to get the bags and the baby's stuff. I come out, Haleigh was not in the car, and I ran straight down to the canal, and that's where she was. And he called me names," Sheffield said.
Members of Texas EquuSearch, who spent days in Central Florida searching for Caylee Anthony, are also heading to Putnam County to help in the search.
Josh Duckett, the father of missing Lake County toddler Trenton Duckett, was also in Satsuma Wednesday to help with the search.
Meanwhile, bounty hunter Leonard Padilla is offering a reward of $25,000 for the safe return of Haleigh by midnight Saturday.
Authorities said until they have other evidence, they are treating this as an abduction case.
If you have seen Haleigh Cummings, call the Putnam County Sheriff's Office at (386) 329-0808 or 911.
Information from our Orlando affiliate, Central Florida News 13 was used in this story.
Haleigh Cummings has been missing since Monday night.
However, investigators still don't know for sure if she was abducted or wandered out of her home.
Deputies said there were no signs of forced entry, but a back door was open.
On Wednesday, searchers went door to door in the area and also searched a river near the girl's home to see if she may have somehow ended up in the water.
More Information
Haleigh missing
Previous story
According to Haleigh's grandmother, she believes her granddaughter is still alive, but is no longer in the Putnam County area.
Crystal Sheffield, Haleigh's mother, admits the girl has wandered off before and was found in a canal.
"It wasn't like she wandered out. I mean, we were getting ready to leave. I told her father to get her and put here in the car. I had already put Junior, the baby, in the car. I went back in to get the bags and the baby's stuff. I come out, Haleigh was not in the car, and I ran straight down to the canal, and that's where she was. And he called me names," Sheffield said.
Members of Texas EquuSearch, who spent days in Central Florida searching for Caylee Anthony, are also heading to Putnam County to help in the search.
Josh Duckett, the father of missing Lake County toddler Trenton Duckett, was also in Satsuma Wednesday to help with the search.
Meanwhile, bounty hunter Leonard Padilla is offering a reward of $25,000 for the safe return of Haleigh by midnight Saturday.
Authorities said until they have other evidence, they are treating this as an abduction case.
If you have seen Haleigh Cummings, call the Putnam County Sheriff's Office at (386) 329-0808 or 911.
Information from our Orlando affiliate, Central Florida News 13 was used in this story.
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