After significant concern and a multi-county alert, Mollie Gavin and her four children, identified as Miracle, Melina, Moriah, and Milo, have been safely located, the Clearwater Police Department announced. The family had been the subject of an urgent search after they were last spotted on Clearwater Beach. Warnings escalated after the Department of Children and Families issued a pickup order due to concerns for the children’s well-being, and the situation drew statewide attention when the Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a missing child alert.
It was only a few hours ago, in a direct update via social media, the Clearwater Police provided a terse but reassuring message: “Update: They have been located.” The relief was palpable as the community who had been on high alert since their disappearance let out a collective sigh of relief. The details surrounding the family’s disappearance and subsequent whereabouts were not immediately disclosed by authorities…