Oklahoma Police Search For Lacking Girl, 4, After Postal Worker Finds Sister, 5, Wandering Alone

Authorities in Oklahoma attempt to search out a small bit girl after a postal employee discovered her 5-365 days-outdated sister on my own and wandering round.

On Tuesday, the Oklahoma Divulge Bureau of Investigation shared Fb post that they and the Cyril Police Department are shopping for Athena Brownfield, 4.

Athena used to be reported missing earlier Tuesday afternoon.

In a note-up post shared Wednesday morning, the OSBI shared more puny print, in conjunction with that “a postal carrier reported finding Athena Brownfield’s five-365 days-outdated sister come her dwelling.”

“The postal carrier reported the incident to the Cyril Police Department and that used to be when it used to be discovered Athena, 4, used to be missing,” persevered the OSBI.

Folks who dwell or have confidence a industry in Cyril, Oklahoma, that would potentially own doorbell camera photos associated to Athena are told to transfer to the authorities’ search save at Family Lifestyles Church and phone police, the company stated.

“Furthermore, neighborhood americans are encouraged to search their very have confidence property for Athena. Please attain now not self deploy to search anything else rather than your have confidence property,” the bureau added.

In a video briefing posted to Fb by KOKH Fox 25 News, OSBI Public Information Officer Brook Arbeitman shared an change on the hunt.

She stated that the unnamed postal employee alerted police after seeing the 5-365 days-outdated sister, brilliant that she “wasn’t the save she used to be presupposed to be.”

Cyril police asked OSBI to support with the hunt, Arbeitman stated.

Asked about the girls’ folks, she stated that the investigation is “active and outgoing.”

“Correct now our prime precedence is locating her and sorting out who’s to blame will reach subsequent. But we would favor to search out this small girl,” Arbeitman stated.

As for whether Athena will seemingly be in hazard, Arbeitman stated “there is now not anything else to uncover that rather than she’s a small bit small one and she’s missing. She’s on her have confidence within the ingredients. Is that in hazard? Yeah. But is she a victim of bodily damage? That is yet to be determined.”

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She did now not verify experiences that Athena is autistic, alternatively, she acknowledged that the small one “has restricted verbal abilities.”

Police also executed a search warrant at the parents’ dwelling, a transfer that Arbeitman stated used to be “usual design” to search out any clues of her whereabouts.

She went on to inquire locals to search their properties and any possible abandoned neighboring properties.

“Judge a draw the save a (small one) might possibly well possibly walk into and seek for into these locations and in case you salvage anything else please grunt us.”

She saluted Oklahoma Motorway Patrol, declaring that they’ve helped within the hunt and looked from a helicopter note. OHP also shared pictures of its officers and volunteers shopping for Athena.

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OHP notorious in an alert that Athena used to be closing seen carrying a crimson butterfly sweater and crimson pants.

Within the video briefing, Arbeitman wouldn’t provide puny print on the postal carrier’s interplay with Athena’s sister or the save she used to be discovered.

In its most most up-to-date change, OSBi stated that “Oklahoma Motorway Patrol (OHP) Emergency Response Personnel (ERT) concluded a grid search with local volunteers. Those volunteers were launched after shopping your complete town, each known vacant home and local waterways.”

It added, “Currently, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) has search dogs within the area and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Unsafe Medication (OBNDD) flew their drones over the neighborhood. Legislation enforcement continues conducting interviews and reviewing surveillance videos so as to stumble on Athena.”

It acknowledged that the “complete law enforcement neighborhood” that’s “helping with locating Athena appreciates local volunteers, restaurants, church buildings and your complete guidelines that were phoned in.”

When contacted by PEOPLE, Arbeitman did now not give any extra data on the gaze Athena.