A massive multi-agency effort in Florida has successfully recovered 163 missing children, ranging from 2 months old to 17 years old, in a mission known as Operation Statewide Shield. This initiative, which took place over five days in mid-August, represents the largest operation of its kind in the history of the state.
According to Fox News, the operation involved a wide range of federal and foreign law enforcement agencies working in tandem to track down these vulnerable youths. PEOPLE noted that the mission was officially designated as the first statewide child recovery initiative of this scale for Florida. Additionally, NBC 6 highlighted that officials have described the effort as one of the largest child-recovery operations in American history.
