An inquest opened at Doncaster Coroner’s Court earlier this month heard Nyla, who was non-verbal and autistic, had been in the care of a childminder when she passed through a hole in a fence and headed towards nearby woodland.
South Yorkshire Police said extensive searches took place to locate Nyla, which included the use of drones and a police aircraft.
Paying tribute to Nyla previously, family friend Charlotte Cooper told the BBC Nyla, from Skellow, had been “full of light and amazing energy”.
“Nyla was the sweetest girl I ever got the privilege to hold and take care of,” she said.
“I knew her her whole life, watched her brothers grow up too, who absolutely adored their baby sister.
“She was just magical, never sad, always in Nyla’s world.”
A fundraiser in Nyla’s memory has to date raised more than £20,000.
