According to the U.S. Marshals Service, two young brothers who went missing in Ohio in October were discovered in Iceland this month, hundreds of miles away.
The unnamed children are eight and nine years old, according to northern Ohio marshals. According to the marshals, Icelandic police discovered the children on January 10 at a hotel in Reykjavik, the nation’s capital.
On October 25, a family member called Canton police to report the youngsters missing. According to the marshals, the children’s mother, who remained anonymous, had stopped taking her mental health medicine, left her apartment, and stopped going to school.
According to the statement, Canton police eventually asked the marshals for help. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Interpol, the U.S. State Department, and authorities in Iceland and England all provided aid with the search.
Before they were discovered in Reykjavik, authorities said the children’s mother transported them to London, the Island of Jersey in the English Channel, and a secluded fishing community in Iceland.
“The children were placed in the care of Iceland social services until a trusted family member could get them,” added the marshals. “The mother was placed in a hospital where she will remain until she is well enough to travel back to the U.S.”
On Monday afternoon, Canton police were not immediately available for comment.
Canton is about 3,000 kilometers away from Reykjavik.
In the announcement, U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott stated that without the efforts of committed law enforcement officers who assisted in their return, the children would not have been located.
“The collaboration of effort in this case can t be understated,” he remarked. “It is a very challenging effort to respond and reclaim these youngsters overseas. Our investigators performed exceptionally well. We are fortunate to have law enforcement partners who are so committed and strong, and they deserve recognition for their role in bringing these kids home.