The West Palm Beach community can now breathe a collective sigh of relief as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has officially cancelled a Florida Missing Child Alert for 10-month-old Abnel Devalon. As WSVN reported yesterday that the infant, who was last seen in the area of the 500 block of North Congress Avenue, has been found and confirmed to be safe. Descriptions previously released noted that Abnel is 2 feet tall, weighs around 15 pounds, with brown hair and eyes.
The details surrounding his disappearance included the possibility that he was in the company of 38-year-old Felicienne Azor-Devalon, who was believed to potentially be traveling northbound towards the Indiana area with the child. Authorities, in a bid to quickly ensure the child's welfare, had issued an alert to engage the public's much-needed eye to help safely locate the infant. Both Abnel and Azor-Devalon's descriptions were extensively circulated during this period, according to WSVN.
The alert was first activated on June 29, and the subsequent cancellation was welcomed with widespread relief after the Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced the good news on July 1. The search for Abnel Devalon was a tense time for the West Palm Beach community, which held its collective breath during the days he remained unaccounted for.
For those seeking additional details on the resolution of the case, the West Palm Beach Police Department has opened their doors to inquiries, providing their contact number for those who understand the sequence of events culminating in the child's safe return. "The child is safe," authorities succinctly put it, as seen in the public notice announcement on X cancelling the alert. These four words mark an end to a community's worry and stand as the terse testament to a happier ending in what could have unfolded as a much grimmer narrative.
This is a cancellation to the Florida Missing Child Alert that was activated on 06/29/2024 for ABNEL DEVALON. The child is safe. If you would like further information, please call the West Palm Beach Police Department at 561-822-1900. pic.twitter.com/qKtEHjrIOW
— FDLE (@fdlepio) July 1, 2024
