LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. — A man and a woman were arrested after a person found their baby alone on a beach in Lake George, New York on Tuesday.

New York State Police said troopers were called out to Lake Shore Drive in Lake George just before 6 p.m. on Tuesday about a child left alone on the beach. A person in the area had called the police after they heard a child crying for a long time and found the child alone.

Police said Paul Thorley, 30, and Mary Thorley, 28, allegedly left their child alone for fifteen minutes while boating in the area.

The child was about five feet from the shore, police said, according to WTEN.

Paul Thorley and Mary Thorley were both charged with endangering the welfare of a child, according to the news outlet.

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