LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Two Pennsylvania parents were arrested on Tuesday after leaving their child on a Lake George Beach to go on a boat, per New York State Police. Paul Thorley, 30, and Mary Thorley, 28, are each charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
On Tuesday, around 5:47 p.m., troopers responded to Lake Shore Drive in Lake George for reports of an infant left alone on the beach. State Police say an investigation found a passerby found a child crying for an extended time alone on the beach. Police say the child was about five feet from the shore.
Police say Paul and Mary Thorley, the child's parents, left the child alone for about 15 minutes while they went boating on the lake. Both were arrested and taken to Chestertown State Police for processing. They were issued appearance tickets to return to Lake George Town Court and were released.