That Amber alert was quick. I clicked on the link and it had said there are no missing children in Kansas already! I found the news story saying that she had been found! This is great news!
Missing teen found unharmed
Story by Associated Press
10:37 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Independence, KS — A 16-year-old girl reportedly abducted from her southeast Kansas neighborhood early Tuesday morning turned up late Tuesday night at a nearby house, apparently unharmed.
49 News had complete coverage of the Amber Alert issued early Tuesday for 16-year-old Kelsey Lynn Stelting. View and read the story about the missing teen that aired on 49 News at 10.
Independence Police Chief Lee Bynum said Kelsey Lynn Stelting is being interviewed by the FBI and investigators from his department.
Authorities issued an Amber Alert after Kelsey's disappearance was reported about 6:30 Tuesday morning.
The talented, well-liked high school junior had gone outside to get a bag of softball bats from the family car for a scheduled double-header Tuesday night.
Police and her parents said later they believed an armed man approached Kelsey and ordered her to run to a nearby lumber company, where she was told to get into a white van.
At some point, she was able to call 911 one a cell phone.
The vehicle headed south on U.S. 75 toward the Oklahoma border, about 15 miles away.
The FBI joined investigators from Kansas and Oklahoma for a massive search throughout the day.
Stay tuned to 49abcnews.com for the latest updates, and tune in for more details on this story on Good Morning Kansas starting at 5:30. |