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Ellie Smith (left) and her partner Jake Gliddon show a photo of their missing daughter Cleo near Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia. The police said Cleo was rescued by "well alive" on Wednesday, November 3, after she was suspected of being snatched from a tent during a family camping trip on the remote west coast of Australia.

Canberra, Australia >> Police said a 4-year-old girl was rescued "well alive" on Wednesday after she was robbed from a tent during a family camping trip suspected to be on the remote west coast of Australia.

The Deputy Commissioner of the Western Australian Police, Col Blanch, said police found Cleo Smith in a house in the coastal town of Carnavon, and a man was detained during an early morning raid.

On October 16, she disappeared from the Blowholes Campground in her tent with a sleeping bag, 75 kilometers (47 miles) north of her home in the town of Carnavon, a town with 5,000 people.

"Cleo is alive and well," Blanche said.

"One of the police officers took her in his arms and asked her:'What is your name?' She said:'My name is Cleo,'" Blanche added.

Soon after, she was reunited with her mother Allie Smith and stepfather Jack Gibbon.

It is unclear whether the A$1 million (US$743,000) reward provided five days after her disappearance will lead the police to find her.

On the second day of a camping trip with her parents and sister Isla, she disappeared between 1:30 am and 6 am. The children have been in a compartment of the tent, separated from their parents.

The police suspected that she was kidnapped because the zipper on the tent cover was pulled to a height that she could not reach.

Forensic scientists inspected the exterior of the family home, looking for evidence that a predator followed Cleo and tried to break in.

The disappearance shocked the whole country.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison thanked the police for finding Cleo and supporting her family.

"What a wonderful and comforting news. Cleo Smith has been found and is safe," Morrison wrote on Twitter.

"Our prayers were answered," Morrison added.

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