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Child left behind during Malden YMCA field trip

MALDEN, Mass. — The Malden YMCA has launched an investigation after a child was left behind on a field trip.

As part of a school vacation week camp, the YMCA took kids to the Launch Trampoline Park in Watertown.

Chaperones discovered they were short one child when they returned back to the Y, after a 40-minute bus ride.

Watertown police drove to the bounce park and found the child still playing on the trampoline, unaware the rest of the trip had left.

The YMCA told FOX25 they launched an investigation and called the incident unacceptable.

"We hold the safety of children in our care as our top priority--we have been in touch with the child's family to express our deep regret over what happened...We reported this incident to the Mass. Department of Children and Families."

Other parents who use the Malden YMCA are also counting on field trip organizers to revisit some of its procedures to account for everyone.

It's unclear how long the boy was alone or how old he was.