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Kaylei Johnson Found Safe After Search at Koeneman Park

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Published on October 23, 2026
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A 6-year-old girl who went missing in Jennings, Missouri, was found safe Thursday night. Kaylei Johnson was last seen around 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the playground at Koeneman Park, and investigators released a detailed description of what she was wearing in hopes that someone had spotted her.

The St. Louis County Police Department asked for the public's help in locating the 6-year-old, according to FOX 2 Now. As KSDK reports, Johnson was last seen at about 5:30 p.m. in the playground at Koeneman Park, located at 8937 Lucas and Hunt Road in Jennings. The search was also covered by First Alert 4, which confirmed police were actively searching for the child Thursday night.

What Kaylei Johnson Was Wearing

Police described Johnson as last seen wearing a long-sleeved red shirt, a brown khaki uniform skirt and brown Timberland shoes, per the same KSDK report. She also has two curly buns in her hair, a detail investigators hope will help jog the memory of anyone who may have crossed paths with her near the park Thursday evening.

The uniform-style skirt suggests Johnson may have come from school earlier in the day, though the account does not detail her movements before she was seen at the playground. No further information about the circumstances of her disappearance has been released.

How To Help

Anyone with information on Johnson's whereabouts was asked to call 911 immediately, the report notes. No additional contact information, case number, or search details have been made public at this time.