A California girl abducted in 2020 has been found safe in North Carolina.
According to March 10 news release by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina, deputies located Karen Rosa, now 11, in an eastern part of the state.
“With the information provided to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were able to determine that the child was enrolled in Washington County Schools under an alias name,”the sheriff’s office said.
“After working in combination with multiple agencies from N.C. to California the child was taken into protective custody, and is safe. These are very rare occurrences to have such a positive outcome on such an old case as this.”
ABC 11 reports Karen vanished on on June 2, 2020 in Los Angeles County. Her mother, who had legal custody at the time, stopped contact with the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services in 2020, during an active investigation.
On July 1, 2020, LA County DCFS reported the child missing, according to FOX 11. On March 6, 2026, authorities in Temple Station, North Carolina, received a tip that the child could be in the state.
Four days later, Washington County deputies took Karen into protective custody.
No arrests have been made in the case no further information is available at this time.
The story is developing. Check back for updates.
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