Editor’s note: This article was originally published on November 18, 2022. It has since been updated. Around 840,000 children are reported missing every year in the US and while many of these reports are resolved within hours, some children go missing permanently. A 10-year-old might have had a similar fate if not for his quick and smart thinking. Sammy Green was heading home from school in Pottstown when a woman began following him, reports CBS News.