A 14-year-old boy who vanished three years ago has been found alive, ending a lengthy search that consumed his family and authorities. Andrew Escobar was located in El Paso, Texas, after police said his mother, Miriam Felix, took him from his home state of New Mexico in July 2023 when he was 11. His father, Juan Escobar, said he and Andrew’s stepmother even left their jobs to search full-time for the missing boy. Juan said he was “in shock and disbelief” when an El Paso police officer called to say Andrew had been identified after Felix triggered an alert while attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Andrew was last seen in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, with authorities alleging Felix violated a custody agreement. Felix is now awaiting extradition proceedings. “Physically, he’s well, but he’s just been through so much the last three years emotionally and mentally,” Escobar told KAOT7 of his son.
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