UPDATE - A relative of the boy has been found. Police are still investigating why the child was left alone.
A 2-year-old child was found by the Loudoun Sheriff's Department on Tuesday, and now authorities are trying to identify the boy.
Police said the child was picked up around 2:30 p.m., wandering by himself near Guilford Elementary School on West Poplar in Sterling. The child is described as white, with blonde hair, and weighing 25 pounds. He is wearing a yellow shirt with a skateboard on the front, and brown shorts. The child had no shoes on when deputies found him.
Temperatures in Sterling were in the 90's on Tuesday afternoon.
Anyone with information on the child has been asked to contact the Loudoun sheriff, at 703-777-1021.
