Overview
- The children, ages 8 to 13, were found in Jojutla, Morelos, following investigation and intelligence work coordinated across agencies.
- Mexico’s Security Cabinet reported participation by SEDENA, SEMAR, FGR, the National Guard, SSPC and Guerrero’s state prosecutor’s office.
- Officials said the siblings first took refuge with relatives in the rural locality of El 21 before being moved out of Guerrero and later turned over to authorities.
- Locatel publicly posted search fichas on September 20 after the siblings were last seen on September 17 near the river in El 30, where they had been bathing in school uniforms.
- Local reporting highlighted limited publicly communicated search operations and early confusion over the precise last-seen location that was later clarified.