NEW YORK - Police say they have found a little New York girl who had been missing for nearly three years.Paislee Shultis, then 4 years old, was reported missing from Cayuga Heights in Tompkins County on July 13, 2019.
At the time of her disappearance, police thought that she might have been abducted by her non-custodial parents, Kimberly Cooper and Kirk Shultis Jr.On Monday, police in Saugerties say they had a warrant to search the home of Paislee's grandfather after receiving a tip.
The girl's biological father was one of the residents. He had previously told police that Cooper had fled to Pennsylvania and had not seen her since 2019.Police in Saugerties found a small secret room under a staircase inside a home.
Inside the room, officers found Paislee Shultis, a girl who has been missing since 2019.Get breaking news alerts in the free FOX5NY News app! | Sign up for FOX 5 email newslettersPolice say they saw a section of a staircase that appeared odd to them.