A child who was reported missing in Iowa was found safe in Maine and her mother has been arrested. Ames, Iowa Police say Avery Doherty, 6, of Ames, was found on February 14th, on Peaks Island, off the coast of Portland, Maine. She has been living on the island with her mother, Esther Bender, who allegedly took the child in October of last year. KCCI-TV reports the FBI got involved in early January because there had been no word from Avery or her mother.