(PHOENIX) — A 5-year-old girl who was abducted while playing outside with her sisters at a north Phoenix apartment complex was found "alive and well" Friday night after an hours-long search, a police spokesman said.

Natalie Flores was found around 9 p.m. Friday after a patrol officer spotted the pickup truck of the man accused of kidnapping her, Sgt. Andy Hill said.

After a short pursuit, police stopped the truck and rescued Natalie from inside, Hill said.

"She is alive and well," he said. "I'm told she's in good condition. We have had our Christmas miracle."

Police received the call that Natalie had been taken at about 2:15 p.m. An Amber Alert was issued, and authorities began combing the area on foot, by car and with helicopters.

Hill said Natalie had been playing in a common area at the complex with her two sisters, ages 7 and 9, when a man parked his brown pickup in a nearby parking lot and walked over to them carrying a camera.

"He physically grabbed the 7-year-old girl and forcibly took a photo of her," Hill said.