Florida issues Amber Alert for missing sister, 5, and autistic brother, 6, last seen playing in front of their home
AN Amber alert has been issued for a brother and sister who vanished in Florida. Braxton Williams, 6, and his sister Bri’ya Williams, 5, were last seen playing in front of their home in Jacksonville on Sunday morning. The kids’ family went looking for them before reporting them missing at the local sheriff’s office that […]
AN Amber alert has been issued for a brother and sister who vanished in Florida.
Braxton Williams, 6, and his sister Bri’ya Williams, 5, were last seen playing in front of their home in Jacksonville on Sunday morning.
The kids’ family went looking for them before reporting them missing at the local sheriff’s office that afternoon.
Florida’s Department of Law Enforcement issued an Amber Alert for the missing siblings, describing them as “endangered”.
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Christian Hancock said: “We’re not going to spare any expense, the search will continue throughout the night as it’s going right now until we find these children.
AMBER ALERT
Braxton and Bri’ya Williams were last seen in the area of 10200 Beaver Street in Jacksonville, FL.
Please continue to share their photos and call 904-630-0500 with any information. pic.twitter.com/R9xjevPRAw
— Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) December 15, 2019
“We’re searching ponds, we’re searching trash cans, we’re searching everything.”
Braxton was wearing a red sweater and blue jeans, while Bri’ya was wearing black leggings and a grey jumper with colourful writing on the front.
Braxton suffers from Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism, but will communicate with others, according to Hancock.
Anyone with information on the children’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500 or 911.
Amber Alerts are considered the most urgent and widespread form of public notification for missing children believed to be in imminent danger.
Originally, a child had to have been abducted to qualify for an Amber Alert but officials changed that last month.
Non-abducted missing children considered in “imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury” qualify for Amber Alerts under revised standards outlined by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in November.
Amber Alerts trigger notifications on electronic message boards, lottery machines, TV and radio stations, and enabled mobile phones between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.
People who sign up for email and text messages also get Florida Amber Alerts.
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