3 children found after going missing in Arvada for nearly 24 hours

DENVER ( KDVR ) – Nearly 24 hours later, three missing children who were last seen around Terrace Park on Thursday afternoon were found on Friday morning.

A father from Colorado Springs told FOX31 that he dropped his three children off at a babysitter’s house in Arvada before heading to work on Thursday.

The kids were seen around the park in the early afternoon, but when they didn’t come back, the caregiver began to worry, the Arvada Police Department told FOX31 in an interview.

The Arvada Police tweeted Thursday afternoon asking for the public’s help looking for the missing children. The tweet said the children were last seen around 1 p.m. on Thursday near the Arvada park on 8625 W 53rd Ave. Other reports said they were last seen at 11 a.m.

CBI activated an Endangered Missing Alert for the children at midnight. FOX31’s Lisa D’Souza spoke with neighbors on Friday morning who said that an Arvada neighborhood group was out searching until 2 a.m.

“Just felt like I was a zombie, going around not knowing what to think, or if they were ok, if they weren’t. It’s the worst feeling in the world,” the father told D’Souza.

On Friday at 10 a.m., police said the children were found and brought to the Denver Police Department by their grandfather.

D’Souza is working on gathering more information. The police said more information may be provided later.

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