Two girls reported missing in Pembroke Pines have been found, cops say

By C. Isaiah Smalls II

Updated January 14, 2020 4:55 PM

UPDATE: Rylee Layne and Ilya Campo were found safe in Southwest Ranches, police say.

UPDATE: Thanks to tips received from the public, both juveniles were located in Southwest Ranches. They are in good health.

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— Pembroke Pines PD (@PPinesPD) January 14, 2020

Pembroke Pines police are asking for help in finding two missing girls.

Rylee Layne, 11, and Ilya Campo, 13, were reported missing on Tuesday afternoon.

They were last seen heading east around 2 p.m. after hopping the fence at Franklin Academy, 5000 Southwest 207th Terrace, according to Pembroke Pines police.

UPDATE: Ilya Campo is 12-years-old (DOB 03/11/2007), 5'0", 95lbs. Rylee Layne is 11-years-old (DOB 06/23/2008), 5'2", 90lbs.
Both girls were last seen wearing navy blue polo shirts & blue skirts (school uniform).

Please contact police with any information. https://t.co/NllVAY3x4i
— Pembroke Pines PD (@PPinesPD) January 14, 2020

Officers are searching the surrounding area. Drones and bloodhounds are aiding in their efforts.

Anyone who may have seen the girls should contact police, 954-431-2200.

This story was originally published January 14, 2020 at 4:12 PM.

C. Isaiah Smalls II

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C. Isaiah Smalls II is a sports and culture writer who covers the Miami Dolphins. In his previous capacity at the Miami Herald, he was the race and culture reporter who created The 44 Percent, a newsletter dedicated to the Black men who voted to incorporate the city of Miami. A graduate of both Morehouse College and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Smalls previously worked for ESPN’s Andscape.

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