missing children

Fla. deputy beelines into pond to rescue missing autistic boy, 5, in emotional embrace: video

“You OK? What’s your name?” the deputy asked the boy as he put him back on the ground. “You wanna go see your parents?”

Autistic boy, 5, found dead after vanishing from his own birthday party

Officals launched a massive search effort that involved drones, K9s and UTVs — which played the song "Wheels on the Bus" to attract the lost boy.

Volunteers comb Massachusetts sea towns for remains of little girl 'butchered' by inmate father

Crews combed the 600-acre Rumney Marsh Reservation as they tried to find Harmony Montgomery’s body, the location of which her killer dad has refused to reveal.

Father of teen who went missing for a week arrested after she showed up at news station

Jeffrey Chao spoke at a press conference the same day her daughter reappeared, thanking friends and the community for finding Alison.

Missing girl, 12, found 600 miles from home with creep, 34, she met online

Little Maria Gomez-Perez, 12, was found safe in Ohio two months after she vanished in Georgia.

Teen girl missing for two months engaged to 44-year-old stranger before being found

Wise apparently met her 44-year-old now fiancé that same night, the sheriff's office said Monday in an update to her missing person's case.

Autistic boy, 3, found dead in body of water at Florida resort near Disney World

“It is with heavy hearts that we must share that our deputies have found Rakim Akbari deceased in a body of water at the resort where he was reported missing...

Utah teen, 14, vanishes on soda run while visiting family in Mexico

"We believe the girls are in danger and still in Mexico."

'Miracle baby' found crawling on side of highway near where brother, 4, was found dead

A 1-year-old infant survived two days and nights by himself being battered by stormy weather on the side of a Louisiana highway until a trucker spotted him crawling along the...

Mom of missing NC girl flees US after being named suspect in daughter's 2022 disappearance: reports

A photo allegedly showing Diana Cojocari on a plane heading to Eastern Europe with her mother sitting behind her was posted to the Facebook group “Where is Madalina Cojocari?” on July 6.

Ex-NFL player arrested after missing son — who'd allegedly been abused — is found safe

A former defensive tackle and his wife have been arrested after their missing son, 14, was found safe — two weeks after cops started probing disturbing abuse allegations.

US Marshals find 41 missing kids and bust 3 —including sex offender — in five-week NYC operation

Dozens of missing kids were found and three people busted – including a sex offender – in a five-week-long citywide operation under the helm of US Marshals. 

Missing Kansas mom, young daughters may have been 'coerced' to travel to Mexico for 'religious rehab'

“Investigators believe they may have been coerced to travel to Mexico to a religious rehabilitation facility with Corney and Elizabeth Klaasen,” the KBI said.

Ex-NFL player’s son, 14, missing for weeks as cops probe disturbing abuse allegations

Indiana State Police issued a Silver Alert Friday for Bryson Muir, the son of former NFL defensive tackle Daniel Muir.

Mom of missing schoolgirl named suspect in 2022 disappearance a month after prison release

Since the mother’s release, investigators put out a flyer with Diana’s face next to her missing daughter and believe she may know or have something to do with her daughter’s...

Calif. boy, 4, who disappeared from campground found safe after 22 hours alone in wilderness

The sheriff's office thanked members of the public who volunteered to join the search, “kept their eyes peeled, spread the word on social media and sent prayers up.”

Desperate search underway for missing 8-month-old last seen in April who tested positive for meth at birth

The parents and grandparents of an 8-month-old girl who has been missing since April were arrested last week as Kentucky police on Tuesday started searching the woods near their home...

State police give update on cold case after woman claims to be Pa. girl who vanished in 1985

“If you wanted your 15 minutes of fame, you’ve already blown it,” Cherrie's mother said. “People are mean, they are cruel, but this affects me really crazy.”

Woman claims to be 8-year-old Pa. girl who vanished from bus stop in 1985

“I wish that we [every investigator who has looked into Cherrie's case] could all get together and sit and talk," Cherrie's mom said. “There's something somebody missed somewhere, and somebody...

Troubling video shows Fla. teen Madeline Soto's alleged killer casually reporting her missing

Stephan Michael Sterns, 37, is charged with the Feb. 26 killing of 13-year-old Madeline Soto.