LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — Lake County deputies said Friday afternoon that two girls who vanished from a foster home in Sorrento were found safe in Louisiana.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Tillie Williams, 5, and her 20-month old sister, Natalia Williams, were found Friday by Louisiana authorities.
Their mother, Dixie, is also now in custody on a warrant issued by the Sheriff’s Office, charging her with two counts of kidnapping, investigators said.
The Sheriff’s Office has not released any additional information on the circumstances surrounding the locating of the girls and their mother.
Sisters Tillie Williams and Natalia Williams and mother Dixie Williams Lake County deputies said Friday afternoon that two girls who vanished from a foster home in Sorrento were found safe in Louisiana. (FDLE)
Search continues for missing Lake County girls that triggered statewide Amber Alert
Girls who vanished from Sorrento foster home found safe They were found in Louisiana on Friday. (FDLE)
2 children reported missing from Sorrento foster home According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, five-year-old Tillie Claire Williams and her 20-month-old sister Natalia were reported missing from their foster home on Companero Drive in Sorrento at 7 a.m. Thursday.
Amber Alert issued for 2 girls missing from Lake County foster home The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said it is actively searching for Tillie Claire Williams, 5, and her 20-month-old sister Natalia, who might be with Dixie Williams, their biological mother. (FDLE)
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Amber Alert issued for 2 girls missing from Lake County foster home The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said it is actively searching for Tillie Claire Williams, 5, and her 20-month-old sister Natalia, who might be with Dixie Williams, their biological mother. (FDLE)
2 children reported missing from Lake County foster home
Amber Alert issued for 2 girls missing from Lake County foster home The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said it is actively searching for Tillie Claire Williams, 5, and her 20-month-old sister Natalia, who might be with Dixie Williams, their biological mother. (FDLE)
Amber Alert issued for 2 girls missing from Lake County foster home The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said it is actively searching for Tillie Claire Williams, 5, and her 20-month-old sister Natalia, who might be with Dixie Williams, their biological mother. (FDLE)
Amber Alert issued for 2 girls missing from Lake County foster home The Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Thursday afternoon issued an Amber Alert for two girls who vanished from a Lake County foster home. (FDLE)
Amber Alert issued for 2 girls missing from Lake County foster home The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said it is actively searching for Tillie Claire Williams, 5, and her 20-month-old sister Natalia, who might be with Dixie Williams, their biological mother. (FDLE)
Amber Alert issued for 2 girls missing from Lake County foster home The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said it is actively searching for Tillie Claire Williams, 5, and her 20-month-old sister Natalia, who might be with Dixie Williams, their biological mother. (FDLE)
Amber Alert issued for 2 girls missing from Lake County foster home The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said it is actively searching for Tillie Claire Williams, 5, and her 20-month-old sister Natalia, who might be with Dixie Williams, their biological mother. (FDLE)
Amber Alert issued for 2 girls missing from Lake County foster home The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said it is actively searching for Tillie Claire Williams, 5, and her 20-month-old sister Natalia, who might be with Dixie Williams, their biological mother. (FDLE)
Deputies have said Dixie Williams lost custody of the girls about a year and a half ago.
A statewide Amber Alert was issued for the girls Thursday after they vanished from their foster home sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
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