Girl missing over two years found hidden under staircase

Published February 15, 2022 9:07pm ET



Police in New York found a girl who went missing more than two years ago alive and well on Monday.

The Saugerties Police Department said it received information indicating that Paislee Shultis, a child who went missing at the age of 4, was being held in a secret room at a home in the town. After searching the home for an hour, police said they found Shultis and her noncustodial mother, Kimberly Cooper, “hiding in the dark and wet enclosure” under a closed staircase leading to the home’s basement, according to News 12.

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