A pair of young siblings who had been reported missing in Ohio in October were discovered this month in Iceland, according to the United States Marshals Service. The location of the discovery was thousands of miles distant.
According to marshals headquartered in northern Ohio, the youngsters, whose names have not been made public, are between the ages of eight and nine years old.
A hotel in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, was the location where Icelandic police discovered the on January 10, according to the agency.
The children were reported missing to the Canton police department on October 25 by a member of the household.
It was reported by the marshals that the mother of the children, who was also not publicly recognized, had stopped taking the medication she was prescribed for her mental health and had left her apartment. In addition to this, the children had stopped attending elementary school.
The statement indicates that the Canton Police Department eventually approached the marshals with a request for assistance.
Additionally, the search was helped by the Department of State of the United States of America, Interpol, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, as well as officials from Iceland and England.
The mother of the children is said to have carried them to London, the Island of Jersey, which is located in the English Channel, and a rural fishing town in Iceland before they were found in Reykjavik, as stated by the authorities.
“The children were placed in the care of Iceland social services until a trusted family member could get them,” according to the marshals. “The mother was placed in a hospital where she will remain until she is well enough to travel back to the U.S.”
It was not possible to get a comment from the Canton police department immediately on Monday afternoon.
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It is approximately 3,000 miles away from Canton to Reykjavik.
According to the statement released by the United States Marshal Pete Elliott, the children would not have been located without the assistance of law enforcement personnel who were committed to bringing them back home.
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“The collaboration of effort in this case can’t be understated,” he stated. “The ability to respond and recover these children abroad is an extremely difficult task. Our investigators did an outstanding job. We are lucky to have such strong and dedicated law enforcement partners and credit should be given to them for helping bring these children home.”
