The family of a US teenage boy found by police four years after he went missing have been speaking of their joy and relief at his "miracle" return.
Shawn Hornbeck, 15, and a 13-year-old boy who vanished this week were found on Friday in a flat near St Louis.
A 41-year-old man, Michael Devlin, has been charged with kidnapping.
Shawn Hornbeck, 15, and a 13-year-old boy who vanished this week were found on Friday in a flat near St Louis.
A 41-year-old man, Michael Devlin, has been charged with kidnapping.
"Shawn is a miracle here," said his mother, Pam Akers, who together with her husband runs a foundation helping with missing children cases.
Shawn Hornbeck, who was 11 when he vanished in rural Missouri, smiled as his mother and stepfather, Craig Akers, told a news conference of their joy to have him home.
Shawn Hornbeck, who was 11 when he vanished in rural Missouri, smiled as his mother and stepfather, Craig Akers, told a news conference of their joy to have him home.