An extensive search for three children reported missing in St. Louis County ended on a positive note when authorities confirmed their safety late last night. An endangered missing persons advisory had been activated earlier for the siblings from Olivette, sparking widespread concern, according to FOX 2 Now.
The children, who had been taken earlier in the day from their home near Olivette, were found just before 10:30 p.m., and the St. Louis County Police Department had previously believed they were taken without permission by their non-custodial biological father, the manhunt that unfolded subsequently saw officers and the community in a shared effort to locate the minors, which, fortunately, concluded uneventfully with the trio's safety ensured. First Alert 4 relayed the news that the children were found unharmed, though details of the recovery operation itself were not immediately disclosed.
The initial endangered person advisory issued by the St. Louis County Police Department indicated the children were reported missing at around 8:15 a.m. yesterday from their residence on Wibracht Place, setting off a fervent search process. Law enforcement efforts were assisted by media releases and community alerts about the situation.
As details emerged, the St. Louis County Police Department, in a statement obtained by KSDK News, canceled the advisory after confirming the children's wellbeing, which inevitably brought an immense sense of relief to the local community.
