A frantic search is underway after a three-year-old boy vanished from outside of a house on Saturday morning.
Police are searching in the area around Karli Rise in Yallingup, south of Perth, in Western Australia after the boy was last seen about 7:30am on Saturday.
The boy is described as fair skinned with blonde hair and blue eyes and he is wearing white 'Spiderman' pyjamas.
Police are searching in the area around Karli Rise, Yallingup, in Western Australia after the boy was last seen about 7:30am on Saturday
The boy, named James, wandered away from the rental property with the family's two dogs on Saturday morning and the dogs later return without the child.
The family arrived at the Airbnb on Friday, according to the West Australian.
Wadandi elder Billy Webb said the father was 'distraught' when he spoke to him on Saturday.
'If he walked through the sand somewhere you'll see it quite clearly.' he told the publication.
'Everybody's getting a bit worried about him. We need to start grid-working a search really fast. If he's a mobile little fella, he'll travel a fair way.'
Anyone who sees the boy is asked to remain with him and call police immediately on 000.
In addition to his 'Spiderman' pyjamas it is believed he is wearing wellington boots.
Resources deployed at this time include local police, police helicopter, dog squad, SES Volunteers, police mounted section enroute from Perth.
Officers have asked said the response from the public has been significant but warned people not venture into the bushland areas as they may inadvertently compromise evidence of where the child has walked.
This could impact on the ability of trained searchers to track his movements.
Anyone who is in the area already is asked to stick to the main tracks and roads.
For those people who are already on site it is important they register their attendance at the Incident Command Post which is located at the DFES SES building on Caves Road.
The boy is described as fair skinned with blonde hair and blue eyes and he is wearing white 'Spiderman' pyjamas