Where Are the Kids?
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Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, Law Enforcement Partners Recover 45 Missing and Endangered Children - usmarshals.gov

San Antonio, Texas

Reported / announced2026-09-09
Record statusVerified
CHILDREN FOUND contribution45
The event

What happened

Created from a triaged discovery candidate. Further research is required against the source evidence. Triage note: The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF), together with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, conducted Operation Lightning Bug II from August 10-31, resulting in the recovery or location of 45 missing and endangered children.

Purpose

San Antonio, TX – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF), together with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, conducted Operation Lightning Bug II from August 10-31, resulting in the recovery or location of 45 missing and endangered children.

The numbers

Reported outcomes

45
Recovered

Source wording: “San Antonio, TX – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF), together with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, conducted Operation Lightning Bug II from August 10-31, resulting in the recovery or location of 45 missing and endangered children.”

Exact Operation Total Included in CHILDREN FOUND
Evidence →
45
Recovered

Source wording: “San Antonio, TX – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF), together with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, conducted Operation Lightning Bug II from August 10-31, resulting in the recovery or location of 45 missing and endangered children.”

Exact Operation Total Not counted

Why not counted: Duplicate of outcome #93; same operation, source, outcome type, count, qualifier, scope, and source wording. Excluded during counter audit 2026-09-13.

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Who went looking

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Sources

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