A Florida girl was reunited with her mother, more than 14 years after she was abducted from her Florida home at age 6.
Angelica Vences-Salgado called authorities on Sep. 2 after she received a social media message from someone claiming to be Jacqueline Hernandez, the child she had not seen or heard from since 2007, according to the Clermont Police Department.
Hernandez was allegedly abducted by her father, Pablo Hernandez, in Clermont, Florida, and a felony warrant for kidnapping was issued for him in December of 2017.
In the social media message, the woman told Vences-Salgado she was in Mexico and asked her to meet her Friday at the point of entry in Laredo, Texas, police said.
Officials said they “determined that the female was indeed Jacqueline Hernandez who was abducted from her mother in 2007. At approximately 4:55 pm, Jacqueline, now 19 years old, was successfully reunited with her mother,” police said in a news release that included a photo of the women smiling and embracing one another.
SOURCE: Clermont Police Department
“A kidnapped daughter was reunited with her mother as a result of enforcement working together,” David Pezzutti, an Assistant Special Agent in Charge with Homeland Security Investigations Orlando, said in a statement. “This is a great example of how strong partnerships in law-enforcement can work to solve problems no matter the complexity or distance.”
Her father, Pablo Herandez, 43, was allegedly behind the abduction and a felony warrant for kidnapping was issued for him on Dec. 27, 2007, according to police.
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