The search for a child who vanished from a South Jersey playground is entering its seventh year with a new emphasis on artificial intelligence.

Dulce Maria Alavez was 5 years old when she disappeared from Bridgeton City Park on Sept. 16, 2019. The Bridgeton girl was last seen playing on swings with her 3-year-old brother.

Her mother, Noema Alavez Perez, told police she was sitting in her vehicle approximately 30 yards away with an 8-year-old when the 3-year-old returned by himself.

In the absence of evidence pointing to the girl's death, investigators are hoping Dulce is alive, according to the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office.

"Dulce would be 11 years old now. We will not rest until we solve this mystery," Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said in a statement Sept. 15.

"During t

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