Two minors managed to save themselves. An extensive operation to locate them in the United States prevented what authorities believe: that they fell into the hands of a sexual predator.

A 12-year-old girl stole her parents’ car to take the wheel to pick up a 14-year-old friend to visit a person they “met” online and chatted with for a while.

The youngest drove about 400 miles. The two left Lake Butler, a Florida town, and before the operation began, they decided to approach the police and tell them what had happened.

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The girl and her boyfriend left Florida

The protagonists of this story are Jade Gregory and her boyfriend Khloe Larson, ages 12 and 14, Daily Mail review.

The two got into Gregory’s father’s vehicle, described as a Ford Taurus, to actually meet the person they were apparently talking to.

That medium talks about a man and the idea was to meet him in Louisiana.

The disappearance of the two minors midway through last week warranted, he says, “a massive federal search.”

Police issued an Amber Alert for youth on Thursday (April 6) “at about 11:50 a.m. and resolved around 4:00 p.m.”

The authorities are deepening the investigation because of the serious suspicion that the girls have been attracted by a sex trafficker.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office finally communicated, “Jade Gregory and Khloe Larsen have been safely located in Bayou La Batre, Alabama.”

On Wednesday, April 12, 2023, the Spanish news agency EFE reported that “the minors turned themselves in to the police after seeing television advertisements at a gas station informing the population of their disappearance and the search launched by the authorities.” Florida, Alabama and Louisiana”.

The case “has been referred to the FBI for further investigation,” he added.