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VINTON, La. (KPLC) - In the harsh elements of Hurricane Beryl, the usually calm welcome center in Vinton was anything but, and Monday afternoon something was spotted in the choppy water.

A 1-year-old baby was found alive off of I-10 East near Vinton, a few miles from where his 4-year-old brother was found dead Monday.

The baby survived two days in a ditch but is doing well, Calcasieu Sheriff Stitch Guillory said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon.

“We looked at this one-year-old, he was our miracle baby because he was still alive,” Guillory said. “Unbelievable. This kid spent two days out in the weather on the side of the highway thank god that trucker saw him when you look at the video here he was, you know, crawling toward the highway.”

The children’s mother, Aaliyah N. Jack, 25, of Lake Charles, was located in Mississippi and arrested on charges of failure to report a missing child. Her bond is set at $300,000.

Aaliyah Nequilet Jack(Mississippi law enforcement)

After the 4-year-old boy was found in the water behind the Louisiana Welcome Center in Vinton on Monday, deputies put out a BOLO for information.

A family member from Mississippi reached out saying she was concerned it may have been her family member and also told law enforcement about the missing 1-year-old.

The Calcasieu Sheriff’s Office Marine Division was prepared to search the waters for the 1-year-old, but around 9 a.m. Tuesday, a trucker spotted the baby in a ditch. Guillory said the child had bug bites on him, but otherwise the “miracle baby” was okay.

The sheriff’s office is awaiting the autopsy to determine the 4-year-old’s cause of death.