Hayward police locate 2 missing 11-year-old girls

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Thursday, April 27, 2017
Makayla Hayes and Samiyah were last seen leaving Park Elementary School in Hayward Wednesday. They are missing and considered to be at-risk.
Makayla Hayes and Samiyah were last seen leaving Park Elementary School in Hayward Wednesday. They are missing and considered to be at-risk.
kgo-Hayward Police

HAYWARD, Calif. (KGO) -- Two juvenile girls who went missing Wednesday afternoon in Hayward have been located, police said.

At 12:21 a.m., Hayward police announced that Makayla Hayes and Samiyah White, both 11 years old, had been located and returned home safely.

According to police, the girls were last seen around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Park Elementary School, located at 411 Larchmont St.

Police said the two had run away together once before. In that incident, they were found in Fremont, police said.

Further details about the their disappearance were not immediately available.