Florida

Two young boys found safely after going missing from Stuart

Florida Department of Law Enforcement

A Florida missing child alert has been canceled for Alan Phillips, a 1-year-old boy, and Riddick Alexander, 8.

Both went missing on Saturday in Martin County in Stuart, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. they were found safely.

Previously, the the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office had put out an alert saying the children may have been traveling with Gitta Viteri-Andrade, 33, in a 2017 green Dodge Journey with the Florida license tag HFWM53.

The children were last seen in the 600 block of Southwest Glen Crest Way in Stuart. Both children and Viteri-Andrade are listed as white-Hispanics. All three have brown eyes. Alan is just over 2 feet tall and Riddick is 4 feet tall. Viteri-Andrade is 5 feet 10 inches tall.



This story was originally published December 22, 2018 at 3:54 PM.

Howard Cohen
Miami Herald
Miami Herald consumer trends reporter Howard Cohen, a 2017 Media Excellence Awards winner, has covered pop music, theater, health and fitness, obituaries, municipal government, breaking news and general assignment. He started his career in the Features department at the Miami Herald in 1991. Cohen is an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Communication. Support my work with a digital subscription
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