Missing in the United States: Two children aged 8 and 9 found in Iceland three months later

They were found in a hotel in Reykjavik (illustration). Unsplash – Anton B

Two children aged 8 and 9 found in Iceland after they went missing in Ohio, in the United States last October.

Thousands of miles from home, a brother and sister aged 8 and 9 have been found in Iceland after going missing in Ohio, in the northeastern United States, reports NBC News.

A family member reported them missing to Guangzhou police on October 25. The children's mother had stopped taking mental health medication around that time, according to the U.S. Marshals Service, a police agency under the Justice Department.

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The minors were finally located by Icelandic police at a hotel in the capital, Reykjavik, on January 10. Federal agents said, according to NBC News, that the discovery marked the end of a long journey.

A turbulent journey

According to authorities, the mother took her two children on a turbulent journey, with stops in London, the Channel Island of Jersey in the English Channel, and a remote fishing village in Iceland before being found in Reykjavik.

“The children have been placed in the care of Icelandic social services until a trusted family member can recover”, the Marshals said.

The mother, meanwhile, “was placed in a hospital where she will remain until she is well enough to return to the United States,”, they added.

The search involved many actors, including the U.S. State Department, Interpol, the U.S. Center for Missing and Exploited Children, as well as British and Icelandic authorities.