Where Are the Kids?
Operation verified

Operation Northern Lights

Florida / North Florida / 14 counties

Reported / announced2025-12-18
Record statusVerified
CHILDREN FOUND contribution43
43 recovered/located
The event

What happened

Two-week multidisciplinary initiative across 14 counties with 25 agencies and more than 80 personnel; some recoveries crossed state lines.

Purpose

Recover and safely locate critically missing youth across North Florida.

Disclosure note: No individual child identities are stored.

The numbers

Reported outcomes

43
Combined Recovered Or Located

Source wording: “43 recovered and located”

Exact Operation Total Included in CHILDREN FOUND
Evidence →
The people and agencies

Who went looking

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)Technical/support partner
U.S. Marshals ServiceLead federal partner
The receipts

Sources

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primary U.S. Marshals Service — U.S. Marshals-led Operation Northern Lights Results in Recovery and Location of 43 Missing Children 2025-12-18

Supports: Operation outcome, scope, or metric claim.
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