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UPDATE: Endangered Person Advisory – Missing Polk County Children found safe!

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April 15th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Des Moines, Iowa) – In an update our previous post, officials with the Iowa Department of Public Safety, Saturday evening said two children missing from Polk County were found safe Saturday afternoon, in Lucas County. THANK YOU to everyone who shared information and supported law enforcement to help locate these children.

Original post:

This endangered person advisory is being issued on behalf of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. An endangered person advisory is being issued to locate 8-year-old Zafira Serrano and her 4-year-old brother, Paul “PJ” Serrano. Zafira and PJ were last seen at approximately 5:30 p.m. at Skateland (5621 Meredith Drive, Des Moines), participating in a supervised visit. Zafira and PJ were taken from Skateland by someone known to them. They are believed to be together. Based on information discovered during the investigation, law enforcement considers Zafira and PJ to be endangered.

Zafira is 49 inches tall and weighs 52 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. The right side of her hair is cut close to the scalp.

PJ is 38 inches tall and weighs 33 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Zafira or PJ Serrano is asked to call their local law enforcement or the Polk County Sheriff’s Office at 515-286-3333.