A coordinated 3-day operation led by the National Child Protection Task Force (NCPTF) has resulted in the recovery of 25 missing and endangered children across six Northeast Florida counties, officials announced Wednesday, June 18.
In what was NCPTF’s first-ever Missing Child Rescue Operation in the region, law enforcement and child protection agencies from local, state, and federal levels joined forces with nonprofit and private partners to locate children reported missing in Clay, Duval, St. Johns, Nassau, Putnam, and Flagler Counties.
The task force, in partnership with the Tim Tebow Foundation, used advanced investigative technology and trauma-informed strategies to identify children and uncover new leads in other open cases. Throughout the mission, participating teams reviewed case files, tracked down information in real-time, and ensured that recovered youth were met with immediate care…