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Updated: 6:36 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 | Posted: 9:22 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012

Mom arrested after 2-year-old found crawling on roof

Erica Hess
Erica Hess

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. —

The Department of Children and Families said it's investigating a Volusia County mother whose 2-year-old daughter was found crawling on the roofof a home.

Erica Hess posted bail and was released from jail Thursday morning. She was arrested on child neglect charges.

Investigators said she was inside a home on Van Kleeck Drive in New Smyrna Beach Tuesday when her toddler climbed from a deck onto the roof.

A concerned neighbor called 911.

Authorities have not released information on who is taking care of the child.

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