Mariska Hargitay recalls ‘beautiful’ moment helping lost child reunite with her mom on ‘SVU’ set

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a little girl, who got separated from her mother, approached Mariska thinking she was an on-duty police officer. The show halted production for about 20 minutes as Mariska successfully helped the young child find her mom at the Anne Loftus Playground in Fort Tryon Park.

While speaking to Entertainment Tonight at Variety’s Power of Women event on May 2, Mariska reflected on the “beautiful” moment that she shared with the child last month. “We were meant to connect at the moment we did,” she said. “This little angel girl was in need and we connected and I could see that,” Mariska continued. “So I did what any mother on this planet would do.”The Emmy Award winner also gushed over getting to hug the mother and daughter once they were reunited. “It was beautiful,” she said.

However, Mariska did note that she hasn’t kept in touch with the pair. The “Law & Order: SVU” team were filming Season 25 at the time of the situation involving the lost child.

Mariska, who plays a detective, had a police badge on her belt which explains why the child mistook her for a police officer.