FORT FAIRFIELD — Teams of wardens have joined the search for a missing girl in Aroostook County.

The Maine Warden Service is searching for a missing 3 year-old from Fort Fairfield. She was last seen around noon on Wednesday, according to a press release from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

The search is focused on a section of the Aroostook River in Fort Fairfield.

The mother of the missing girl stated that she had left the toddler in a room unattended for a moment around noontime, and when she got back to the room where the toddler was left, a sliding glass door was open, leading to the river.

A boot was found at the river and the mother identified it as belonging to her missing child.

The search is focused on the flood-swollen Aroostook River. Currently there are 12 game Wardens, 5 game Warden Boats, a Game Warden Plane, Border Patrol Helicopter, and area police and fire department personnel searching for the missing 3 year old. The Maine Warden Service Dive team is headed north to help in the search.