Missing Teen Mother and Baby Found Safe in France
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A 16-year-old girl and her baby son went missing in France. The baby is three months old. They were in a place called Landes.
The police made a public appeal for help. They asked people to look for the girl and her baby. This is called an appeal for witnesses.
People call this kind of leaving home a runaway case. The girl left with her baby. No one knew where they were.
The good news is that they are safe now. Police found the mother and baby. They are both okay.
This story made many people worried. A young mother with a small baby is at risk when missing. Now everyone feels relief.
Vocabulary15 words
- public appeal
- asking many people for help
- appeal for witnesses
- asking people who saw something to talk to police
- runaway
- a person who leaves home without telling anyone
- missing
- not found; lost
- safe
- not hurt; okay
- region
- a part of a country
- police
- people who keep law and order
- relief
- a good feeling when worry stops
- risk
- danger; something bad could happen
- found
- located after searching
- worried
- feeling afraid something bad will happen
- baby
- a very young child
- mother
- a woman who has a child
- help
- support to do something
- news
- information about recent events
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A 16-year-old girl and her baby son went _____ in France. The baby is three months old. They were in a place called _____.
The police made a public _____ for help. They asked people to look for the girl and her baby. This is called an appeal for _____.
People call this kind of leaving home a _____ case. The girl left with her baby. No one knew where they _____.
The good news is that they are _____ now. Police _____ the mother and baby. They are both okay.
This story made many people _____. A young mother with a small baby is at _____ when missing. Now everyone feels _____.
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