A frantic police search located a pair of young girls Monday morning after they were abducted from western Georgia a day earlier, leading authorities to warn they were in “extreme danger.”

The alarm was raised after Kylie Horne, 11, and Kylann Harper, 4, went missing from a Burger King in Columbus, Ga., at 11:52 a.m. Sunday. 

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said the girls were last seen with Mikaela Harrell, a 49-year-old woman with prior drug convictions. Her relationship to the girls remains unknown. 

Also identified as a person of interest was Kaila Spires, who was identified by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children as the children’s mother, according to <a href="https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/columbus-georgia-amber-alert-honda-crv" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fox 5 Atlanta</a>. 

However, a statement issued Monday by the Columbus Police Department did not say whom the children were with when they were found.

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<figcaption>Kylie Horne, 11, and Kylann Harper, 4, were believed to have been abducted from a Burger King in Columbus, Ga., Sunday morning.</figcaption><figcaption><span class="credit">Facebook/Burden-of Proof</span></figcaption>

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believed to be the missing girls’ mother, have been named as persons of interest in the abduction.</figcaption>

The statement read: “As of Monday, October 16, 2023 at approximately 11:30 a.m., both children have been located in the area of South Georgia and are safe.<br><br>“The investigation is ongoing, and charges could be forthcoming for those involved in the abduction.”

Public records show Harrell is a resident of Ocilla, Ga., with at least two convictions for possession of methamphetamine on her record, including a felony possession charge where she was caught with between 28 and 199 grams of the narcotic.

Harrell was on parole for nine years between August 2007 and August 2016.

Spires has at least one previous criminal conviction, a burglary charge that included breaking and entering at a residential home, according to department of corrections records.

<em>This is a developing story, please check back for updates</em> 

An Amber Alert was issued after Kylie Horne, 11, and Kylann Harper, 4, went missing from a Burger King in Columbus, Ga. at 11:52 a.m. Sunday.{ai:summary}<p>Two young girls, Kylie Horne, 11, and Kylann Harper, 4, were abducted from a Burger King in Columbus, Ga., and found safe in South Georgia. Mikaela Harrell and Kaila Spires are persons of interest in the case, with Harrell having prior drug convictions and Spires having a previous burglary charge. The investigation is ongoing.</p>