The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reported Kayla Unbehaun was found safe in North Carolina.
-- A now-15-year-old girl has been located, nearly six years after she was kidnapped by her non-custodial mother in South Elgin.Kayla UnbehaunKayla was 9 when she was kidnapped from South Elgin by her non-custodial mother, Heather Unbehaun, in 2017, the NMCEC noted."Her arrangement was to have every other weekend with my daughter," Iskerka said at the time."She had her that weekend before Fourth of July and Fourth of July, I think, fell on a Tuesday.
When he arrived on July 5, 2017, to pick Kayla up, he was told by Unbehaun's family that neither of them returned from a camping trip.With Kayla now found, Iskerka issued this statement:"I'm overjoyed that Kayla is home safe. I want to thank the South Elgin Police Department, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and all of the law enforcement agencies who assisted with her case.
" Facebook page, who helped keep her story alive and were instrumental in spreading awareness. We ask for privacy as we get to know each other again and navigate this new beginning."
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