HOUSTON — Update: According to HISD, the sisters were found safe. The district said METRO police found them and they were returned to their parents early Tuesday morning. At this point, it's not clear where they were between the time they were last seen and this morning when HISD said they were reunited with their parents. We have removed their names and photos from this story now that they are no longer missing.
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Police are searching for two 12-year-old sisters who were reported missing after school on Monday afternoon in west Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.
The sisters had last been seen around 4 p.m. Monday leaving Paul Revere Middle School on Briar Forest Drive, just west of Beltway 8. Witnesses said the girls may have been walking south toward Westheimer Road.
Police said both girls speak limited English and are fluent in Swahili.
What to do when someone goes missing
Thousands of people go missing every year across the United States. Law enforcement works with other agencies, like Texas Equuearch, to try and bring them home to loved ones or at least give them closure.
The Texas Center for the Missing is an organization with Houston roots that works to educate loved ones and authorities on finding the lost.
From resources that deal with missing children to endangered adults, the nonprofit organization has compiled a wealth of resources to help.
