OCALA, Fla. — The Marion County children who went missing on Friday and believed to have been in danger were safely found, according to authorities
What You Need To Know
- Pamela Lavan, 3 children, missing
- Last seen in black Cadillac Escalade
The mother, 25-year-old Pamela Lavan, was last seen with her children — 3-year-old Jilleane, 1-year-old Brileigh and 3-month-old Brody — while driving a black 2017 Cadillac Escalade.
Lavan, of Fort McCoy, had been avoiding contact with child-welfare investigators, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
The Florida Department of Children and Families wanted to check on the children as part of an open investigation, the sheriff’s office said.
The children were discovered to be safe on Monday.
Mother Pamela Lavan (left) was last seen with her children — (3-year-old Jilleane, 1-year-old Brileigh and 3-month-old Brody — while driving a black 2017 Cadillac Escalade. The children were found safe on Monday. (Courtesy of the Marion County Sheriff's Office)
