Girl, 12, Abducted From Reagan Washington National Airport Found Safe
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(CBS NEWS/KDKA) - A 12-year-old girl who was reportedly kidnapped from Reagan Washington National Airport has been found safe in New York.
An Amber Alert was issued for the girl from China Thursday morning.
#AMBERAlert SAFELY #RECOVERED!
— NCMEC (@MissingKids) August 3, 2018
12-year-old JinJing Ma missing from @reagan_airport in Arlington, #Virgina has been found safe!
Thank you for sharing her poster, without your help we wouldn't be able to bring you this fantastic news! pic.twitter.com/hxIfqSvB45
Police said they believed 12-year-old JinJing Ma was in extreme danger and was last seen Thursday leaving the airport around 8 a.m. She was in America as part of a tour group from China, police said.
We are pleased to share that Jinjing Ma has been found and is safe. Additional details below. Thank you to all the law enforcement officials who worked tirelessly to locate her. pic.twitter.com/84JPZqJ5Ni
— Reagan Airport (@Reagan_Airport) August 3, 2018
According to police, Ma received her passport just prior to checking in and left her group. She met up with an unknown middle-aged Asian female, who helped her change her clothes. They then walked together to the arrivals area of the airport and disappeared out of camera view.
A witness told police that he may have seen the same woman in New York City meet up with the victim and hand her food. The 12-year-old was with a group of students visiting various locations in the U.S.
Police said Ma was taken by an unknown Asian woman, approximately 40 years of age, with black hair, who was seen wearing a black dress. That woman is pictured on the right in the photo above.
Both were seen possibly entering a white Infinity QX70, a 2016 or 2018 model with unknown New York tags. Police believe a male subject is driving the car.