Canadian sports TV host Dan O’Toole has said that his one-month-old daughter Oakland has been kidnapped.
O’Toole, the co-host of TV show SportsCentre with Jay and Dan on TSN, made the shocking revelation in a heartbreaking Instagram post Thursday where he said he believes the little girl is alive but that he does not ‘know where she is’.
The ‘broken’ father begged whoever has abducted his one-month-old baby to let her ‘come back into my arms’.
Canadian sports TV host Dan O’Toole said that his one-month-old daughter Oakland has been kidnapped in an Instagram post Thursday (above)
‘My baby Oakland. I’m praying that whoever has you, is holding you. That whoever has taken you from me, is protecting you,’ the father-of-three wrote on Instagram at around 6p.m. Thursday evening, alongside a photo of the missing infant.
‘That however has you, let’s you come back into my arms. I love you Oakland. I can’t wait to one day hold you again. My heart is broken. I am broken.
‘To be clear, Oakland is alive, we think. But we don’t know. I have a one month old child, and I don’t know where she is.’
O’Toole, 44, updated his post a few hours later to say his now ex-wife Corrie has nothing to do with Oakland’s disappearance.
‘ATTN: my amazing ex wife Corrie has NOTHING to do with this. Please leave her alone,’ he added to the post.
Oakland was born at the end of May. He has two other daughters named Rub and Sydney with ex-wife Corrie.
A spokesperson for Toronto Police Department told DailyMail.com that they had received no reports of a missing one-month-old and that no Amber Alert has been issued.
They said it was possible another police department could be investigating the abduction but that the Toronto Police Department had no information on the matter.
Peterborough police department also told DailyMail.com they have had no reports and are not investigating a missing baby.
No further details of the abduction are known at this time.
Several stars and colleagues have shared O’Toole’s Instagram post and sent their wishes that they hope Oakland is found safe.
Canadian sports TV host Dan O’Toole (pictured) made the shocking revelation where he said he believes the little girl is alive but that he does not ‘know where she is’
Oakland, the third daughter of O’Toole and his wife Corrie, was born at the end of May
The ‘broken’ father begged whoever has abducted his one-month-old baby to let her ‘come back into my arms’. Oakland is pictured above
Talk show host Craig Needles tweeted that he was ‘crying’ on hearing the ‘nightmare’ news that Oakland is missing.
‘I’m currently sitting on the couch, holding my daughter and crying thinking about Dan O’Toole and his baby,’ he wrote.
‘I hope this nightmare is over for him soon.’
Ian McLaren, host of Locked on Boston Bruins, also sent his support to O’Toole and his family.
‘Dan O’Toole is a national treasure and I can’t handle anything happening to him and his family,’ he tweeted.
Several stars and colleagues have shared O’Toole’s Instagram post and sent their wishes that they hope Oakland is found safe
New Jersey Devils’ official team reporter Amanda Stein wrote: ‘Absolutely heartbroken for @tsnotoole who posted this about an hour ago on his Instagram.
‘His one month old daughter Oakland is missing. Please keep Dan and his family in your thoughts, and for the safe return of Oakland to her parents.’
‘Pray for Dan O’Toole and baby… from his Instagram account,’ tweeted Kevin McGran.
O’Toole last posted on Instagram three days ago when he shared a picture of himself sporting long hair and a beard and wrote: ‘I think I need a makeover.’
The TV host first introduced his baby daughter to the world in an Instagram post on May 26.
O’Toole had introduced his baby daughter to the world in an Instagram post on May 26
The proud dad also shared this image of him with the new addition to his family
‘When you self isolate long enough, you get one of these as a door prize!!’ the proud dad wrote on social media.
‘Meet Oakland Eleanor Sandra Newman-O’Toole. My brand new lil girl who has a million names, and all of my heart.
‘In case it was ever in doubt, now officially NEVER forgetting 2020,’ he added alongside a snap of the newborn.
He then celebrated the addition to his family on May 27 when little Oakland made her national TV debut on SportsCentre with Jay and Dan.
In a clip of the show on the Jay and Dan Instagram account, O’Toole introduces the newborn to viewers.
‘There she is – there’s a brand new baby for you,’ he says, beaming at the camera, before playfully pretending to throw her off screen.
This story is developing